Fiorentina beaten in friendly match by Preston North End

Fiorentina beaten in friendly match by Preston North End

At Deepdale Stadium, Preston North End beat Fiorentina 2-1 in the viola’s second friendly match in the summer training camp in England.

The hosts took the lead on 23' with Lindsay taking back a short rebound from the purple defense, Fiorentina’s equalizer came on 31' with a free kick from the edge of the box; Preston’s winning goal came at the close of the first half (43') with Keane beating Christensen with a strong and accurate shot.

In the second half to be reported for Fiorentina a failed penalty by Kouame, which had been procured by the same player, which hit the post to the left of Woodman while in the final two minutes Kean first hit a crossbar and then the post with the Preston goalkeeper coming out.