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Fiorentina Women comfortably won their second friendly of August against Cesena. The match at Martorano ended 6-0 to the Viola, with both Siria Mailia and Alba Cerrato claiming braces. Caterina Andreoni and Giulia Baccaro also chipped in with a goal apiece. Cesena, a Serie B side, took the field full of energy, eager to impress against their Serie A opponents, La Viola. They created the first real chance of the match when Karen Appiah used her pace to get away from Carolina Correia, forcing Viola Bartalini into an impressive stop. However, Fiorentina broke the deadlock after 19 minutes through Mailia, who deceived Giulia Mazzocchi in the Cesena goal and fired home. The game remained balanced until the second half when coach Pablo Pinones Arce made wholesale changes to his side. New signing Alba Cerrato scored a magnificent goal with a flying backheel from a Oda Johansen assist, before Andreoni, Cerrato, Baccaro and Maila rounded off the scoring. It was an excellent test for the Gigliate ahead of Saturday's blockbuster match. Manchester City, the reigning champions of the Women’s Super League, will visit the Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park for a friendly, kicking off at 20:00 CEST MATCH DETAILS Cesena 0-6 Fiorentina (HT 0-1) Scorers: Final score: Mailia 19, 86, Cerrato 65, 74, Andreoni 73, Baccaro 85 CESENA FC: Mazzocchi, Appiah, Battilana, Brignoli, Catelli, Ciabini, Ciano, Compiani, De Muri, Ferin, Fischer, Gallina, Giai, Groff, Mazzocchi, Milan, Perselli, Porcelli, Seskutè, Tosello, Zoffoli, Fabbri, Bray, Benini, Intermite. ACF FIORENTINA: Bartalini, Correia, Faerge, Filangeri, Lombardi, Cherubini, Severini (C), Orsi, Tryggvadottir, De Gregorio, Mailia. Substitutes: Woldvik, Johansen, Snerle, Bettineschi, Van Der Zanden, Tortelli, Andreoni, Baccaro, Benedettini, De Gregorio, Cerrato, Bergsvand.