- 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.
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Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | +21 | 50 |
| Internazionale | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | +33 | 47 |
| Atalanta | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | +22 | 43 |
| Lazio | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | +9 | 39 |
| Juventus | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | +17 | 37 |
| Fiorentina | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | +12 | 33 |
| Bologna | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 33 |
| AC Milan | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | +8 | 31 |
| AS Roma | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 27 |
| Udinese | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 26 |
| Torino | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 23 |
| Genoa | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -12 | 23 |
| Como | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 22 |
| Cagliari | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 21 |
| Empoli | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 20 |
| Parma | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -10 | 20 |
| Lecce | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -21 | 20 |
| Hellas Verona | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -23 | 19 |
| Venezia | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 15 |
| Monza | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
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