Fiorentina beat Bastia 2-1 in a friendly test with goals from Igor and Antonin Barak, then postponed their journey back so they could cheer on Sofyan Amrabat at the World Cup semi-final.
The Viola continue their training and tests to prepare for the return of Serie A on January 4.
They were in Corsica this afternoon and had Nikola Milenkovic and Luka Jovic back from their World Cup commitments.
Arthur Cabral rattled the crossbar before Igor opened the scoring with a header from close range.
Barak sealed it with the aid of a Marco Benassi dummy, while Santelli pulled one back in the final minutes.
Fiorentina return to Italy and on Saturday will play AS Monaco at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
In a show of solidarity and sheer excitement, the team postponed their journey back to Italy until the evening so that they could sit together and watch the World Cup semi-final, cheering on teammate Amrabat’s Morocco against France.