Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho has admitted to concerns over his missing players and described his depleted squad as showing three faces in their friendly draw with Fiorentina in Austria. Smart finishes by Endrick and 18-year-old winger Alexis Ciria put Mourinhos new club 2-0 ahead after 24 minutes against their Serie A opponents, only for Roberto Piccolis strike before the break and Moise Keans header during the second half to secure La Viola a positive result.[Our] fresh side played very well, said Mourinho, who is in his second spell as boss after joining from Benfica in June, speaking to Real Madrid TV (via AS).With a first half of such high quality, [the team] could have easily have been winning three or four to zero. Then the game became much more physical, [Fiorentina] put us under pressure, and the second face emerged.Table of ContentsReal Madrid vs Fiorentina: Mourinho liked everythingReal Madrid: Mourinho on Vinicius Junior, Brahim Diaz, Bernardo SilvaReal Madrid team vs FiorentinaReal Madrid vs Fiorentina: Mourinho liked everythingMourinho believes his starting centre-back pairing of 18-year-old Joan Martinez and 19-year-old Mario Rivas had a fantastic game but are physically not yet at the level to deal with former Juventus and Everton striker Kean.The third face, which I really liked, is the extremely tired team [who] still managed to be a team [and] managed to regain control of the game, he added, predicting a fantastic future for Martinez and Rivas, who he said showed tremendous class.The Portuguese singled out new signing Denzel Dumfries, who started on the right wing with Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Endrick, who was returning after Brazils World Cup campaign, as well as forward Carlos Espi, a recruit from Levante for around �21.4 million this week.[Dumfries and Endrick] trained for three days and played more than 70 minutes, explained Mourinho. A fantastic effort that means a lot to me. I thanked them for what they gave us. I liked everything.Then we brought in poor Carlos, whos waking up from a dream. He trained for an hour yesterday and helped us today to understand what Real Madrid is all about.Real Madrid: Mourinho on Vinicius Junior, Brahim Diaz, Bernardo SilvaWhile Mourinho was very happy with his squads work, the 63-year-old is anxious about a lack of time on the training pitch with key players who are resting after the World Cup.Madrid travel to Espanyol in their La Liga opener on August 22 (20:30 BST). Im worried about not having the others, conceded Mourinho.Id like to have three weeks with all of them too, but its not possible. Vini [Vinicius Junior], Brahim [Diaz] and Bernardo Silva arrive on Monday. Dumfries, Carlos, and Endrick will have more days of training and so on until the others arrive. Of the seven first-team players we had available [against Fiorentina], two of them have only had three training sessions.This is Real Madrid with the players we have. As I told the lads before the match: Real Madrid is Real Madrid, even in friendlies.I had to put on the pitch the men in quotes I had available. We only worked yesterday; we did some organisational work.The result is the first time Jose Mourinho has failed to win since his return to Madrid, having overseen two friendly victories in July.Real Madrid team vs FiorentinaMourinho did not make his first change until he brought on Jorge Cestero for Ciria in the 64th minute.Espi came off the bench in the 75th minute. Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni, Ibrahima Konate and Marc Cucurella are among the players yet to return to training.Antonio Rudiger has rejoined the squad after his post-World Cup break but the defender was not involved.Real Madrid starting XI: Andriy Lunin, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joan Martinez, Mario Rivas, Alvaro Carreras, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Arda Guler, Denzel Dumfries, Alexis Ciria, EndrickReal Madrid substitutes: Sergio Mestre, Javi Navarro, Carlos Espi, Lamini Fati, Jesus Fortea, Jorge Cestero, Pablo Lacosta, Aimar Garcia, Daniel Yanez, Jacobo Topics ACF Fiorentina Ibrahima Konate Jose Mourinho Kylian Mbapp LaLiga Moise Kean Real Madrid CF Serie A Trent Alexander-Arnold Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Girona 1-4 Arsenal: Report, result, goals from pre season friendly Ben Miller 1st August, 2026 Girona vs Arsenal: Confirmed teams, full line ups for pre season friendly Ben Miller 1st August, 2026 Real Madrid 2-2 Fiorentina: Report, result, goals from pre season friendly Ben Miller 1st August, 2026 Girona v Arsenal: Time, where to watch, line ups, stats and preview Ben Miller 1st August, 2026 Real Madrid vs Fiorentina live: Teams and full line ups for pre season friendly Ben Miller 1st August, 2026 Real Madrid vs Fiorentina: Line-ups, stats and preview for pre-season clash Mitch Fretton 1st August, 2026
