Jiménez cancels out Gilmour as Napoli draw 1-1 at Fiorentina

Daniele Doveri, 48, of the AIA's Rome 1 branch (Italy's referees' association), had taken charge of Napoli 40 times in Serie A before Sunday 20 September: 21 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. At the Franchi, the tally moved to 41 games, and this one stopped at a draw. Fiorentina and Napoli finished 1-1 in matchday five, with kickoff at 12:30 CET (11:30 UK, 06:30 ET). Gilmour put Napoli ahead in the 23rd minute before Jiménez equalised for Fiorentina in the 51st.

Sunday's draw also sits inside a much longer history. Before kickoff, Fiorentina and Napoli had met 76 times in the league in Tuscany, with 36 Fiorentina wins, 20 draws and 20 Napoli wins. The most recent of those, on 13 September 2025, was a 3-1 Napoli win in the third round of last season's campaign.

The 28-minute lead

Twenty-eight minutes passed between Gilmour's goal and Jiménez's equaliser, from the 23rd to the 51st minute — long enough to show how fragile Napoli's grip on a lead is right now. Fiorentina head coach Vanoli had called Napoli scudetto contenders on the eve of the game; the pitch produced something more ordinary, a side struggling to see out matches it starts well.

The point in Florence takes Napoli to 7 points and ninth place after five rounds, their second positive result in a row following three defeats to start the season. Allegri's side now face the international break before their next league fixture, at home to Frosinone on Saturday 10 October at 20:45 CET (19:45 UK, 14:45 ET) at the Maradona.