Overview
- Filip Kostic put Juventus ahead in first-half stoppage time before Rolando Mandragora equalised soon after the break for a 1-1 draw in Florence.
- An early Dusan Vlahovic penalty award was overturned on an on-field VAR review, and play was later paused as discriminatory chants toward the striker prompted a stadium announcement.
- The result leaves Juventus sixth on 20 points with several rivals still to play this weekend, while Fiorentina remain last on six and winless after 12 league matches.
- Juventus’ defensive resources remain stretched, with Daniele Rugani expected to miss about three weeks with a soleus strain and Gleison Bremer still out after meniscus surgery, though Lloyd Kelly returned to start.
- Luciano Spalletti criticised his side’s predictability and technical errors and reiterated that competing for the Scudetto remains the ambition.