Mandragora haunts his old club as Torino come from behind to beat Fiorentina 2-1
Mateo Pellegrino gave Fiorentina their first league goal of the season on 48', but former Viola midfielder Rolando Mandragora equalised on 74' and Ché Adams won it for Torino on 82' at the Artemio Franchi.
Two clubs with zero points after two rounds met at the Artemio Franchi, and only one of them left with any. Torino beat Fiorentina 2-1, and the man who did the early damage had a Fiorentina badge on his shirt just days earlier.
Mateo Pellegrino gave the hosts the lead just after the break — Fiorentina's first league goal of the 2026-27 season — but Rolando Mandragora, who joined Torino from Fiorentina days before this game, equalised on 74', and Ché Adams completed the turnaround on 82' for a 2-1 win. 🟤
Pellegrino finally gets Fiorentina off the mark
It had been a miserable start to the season for Fabio Grosso's side, who arrived here having lost 4-0 to Roma and 3-0 at home to Frosinone without scoring once. Pellegrino ended that run early in the second half, finishing from distance for a goal that briefly looked like the platform for a first win of the campaign.
Mandragora and Adams turn it around
Torino, level with Fiorentina on zero points coming in, hit back through two of their close-season arrivals. Mandragora — fresh from his move away from Florence, alongside fellow ex-Viola players Pietro Comuzzo and Niccolò Fortini — levelled it on 74', and Ché Adams put Torino ahead for good on 82', sealing their first points and first win of the season.
Match facts
| Stat | Fiorentina | Torino |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 40% | 60% |
| Total shots | 14 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 4 |
| Corners | 3 | 5 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls | 13 | 9 |
- 48' — Mateo Pellegrino (Fiorentina)
- 74' — Rolando Mandragora (Torino)
- 82' — Ché Adams (Torino)
- Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence — Serie A matchday 3, Saturday 5 September 2026
What's next
Torino climb to 13th on 3 points after their first win of the season. Fiorentina stay bottom of the table on zero points from three straight defeats, sitting in the relegation zone. Both sides are next in action after the international break, for matchday 4 — a first win still to find for Grosso's side, who at least now have a goal on the board.
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