Fiorentina friendly victory with Dzeko assists for 18-year-olds

Fiorentina beat Grosseto 3-0 in tonight’s pre-season friendly, as Edin Dzeko provided two assists for their young players.

The Viola were set out in a 3-4-1-2 formation by coach Stefano Pioli, with veteran Dzeko leading the attack.

Despite his status as a top scorer, the 39-year-old Bosnia and Herzegovina striker opted to be an assist man this evening.

Dzeko set up the opening two goals for both 18-year-olds Riccardo Braschi and Luca Montenegro.

The third was created and scored by Alessandro Bianco, who harassed Grosseto players into making a mistake and took full advantage.

There were also opportunities for Moise Kean in the second half, where he was supported by Lucas Beltran and Abdelhamid Sabiri, and Pablo Mari rattled the crossbar.

Fiorentina 3-0 Grosseto

Braschi 44 (F), Montenegro 45 (F), Bianco 57 (F)

Fiorentina: Martinelli (Leonardelli 82); Kospo (Comuzzo 60), Pongracic (Pablo Mari 60), Kouadio (Ranieri 60); Parisi (Dodo 60), Bianco (Fagioli 60), Montenegro (Ndour 60), Sottil (Gosens 60); Puzzoli (Sabiri 60); Dzeko (Beltran 60), Braschi (Kean 60)