- Artur Ionita (55')
- Dusan Vlahovic (8', 26', 45'+1')
- Valentin Eysseric (75')
Vlahovic hat-trick fires Fiorentina to win over Benevento
Dusan Vlahovic scored a first half hat-trick as Fiorentina recorded their biggest win of the season by beating Benevento 4-1 on Saturday to boost their Serie A survival hopes.
A run of one win in seven league games left the Florence club in danger of being dragged into a tight relegation battle, but three goals from their 21-year-old striker put the result beyond doubt at the Stadio Vigorito.
Serbia international Vlahovic became the first Fiorentina player to score three goals in the first half of a Serie A match since Kurt Hamrin in February 1964.
Artur Ionita pulled one back for the hosts early in the second half, but Valentin Eysseric restored the three-goal cushion and the result lifted the Viola to 12th place on 29 points, three ahead of 16th-placed Benevento, who are winless in 11 games.
Game Information
Italian Serie A Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internazionale | 33 | 27 | 5 | 1 | +61 | 86 |
AC Milan | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | +25 | 69 |
Juventus | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 64 |
Bologna | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | +22 | 62 |
AS Roma | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | +19 | 55 |
Atalanta | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | +22 | 54 |
Lazio | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | +7 | 52 |
Napoli | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | +9 | 49 |
Fiorentina | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | +9 | 47 |
Torino | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | +2 | 46 |
Monza | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 43 |
Genoa | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 39 |
Lecce | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | -18 | 35 |
Cagliari | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -20 | 32 |
Hellas Verona | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 31 |
Empoli | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -22 | 31 |
Udinese | 32 | 4 | 16 | 12 | -18 | 28 |
Frosinone | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -23 | 28 |
Sassuolo | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -26 | 26 |
Salernitana | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | -44 | 15 |