Florence: Fiorentina maintained their unbeaten run under coach Paolo Vanoli as Alex Jimenez rescued a 1-1 draw with Napoli on Sunday after Billy Gilmour’s exquisite opener for the visitors.
Vanoli, who led the Florence club to safety in the second half of last season before being let go, returned as head coach when Fabio Grosso was sacked after losing the first three games of the new campaign.
La Viola showed improvement under Vanoli by beating Venezia in Serie A and Pisa in the Coppa Italia in his first two games, and the upturn in form continued as they fought back to claim a draw that moved them onto four points, with Napoli on seven.
Fiorentina started well as Arthur Atta and Nicolo Fagioli both had shots diverted onto the bar in the space of two minutes, but it was the visitors who went in front in the 23rd minute when Scotland midfielder Gilmour raced onto a dropping ball from a corner and cushioned a volley past David de Gea.
The goal put Napoli on course to claim back-to-back victories for the first time this season, but Fiorentina hit back early in the second half through a deflected Jimenez strike before both goalkeepers produced excellent saves to keep the scores level.
Later Sunday, Como can keep pace with leaders Roma, Inter Milan and Lazio when they visit Frosinone, while Juventus and AC Milan are also in action.
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