Fiorentina's players wore special edition shirts to commemorate the occasion, which had been worn by the team since 1929. The shirts were a limited edition replica of the original tops, priced at €180, and sold out in less than two hours. The club had also hosted some of their greatest former players and coaches for a lunch at their headquarters in Viola Park before the game.

The team's new manager, Fabio Grosso, would need time to blend the new group together, but a home game against newly-promoted Frosinone seemed a perfect opportunity for new faces to establish themselves while marking the club's centenary in style. However, Fiorentina fell behind in the 25th minute when Frosinone launched a counter from a Fiorentina free-kick, and they never recovered.

The defeat leaves Fiorentina at the bottom of the Serie A table with a -7 goal difference. The club's president, Giuseppe Commisso, spoke after the game, saying "Today, on Fiorentina's 100th anniversary, I am not declaring that we have arrived, I am declaring that we have begun again." The team will look to bounce back from this defeat and start their Serie A campaign on a positive note.