Benevento v Fiorentina
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 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | +20 | 33 |
| AC Milan | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | +11 | 32 |
| Napoli | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | +9 | 31 |
| AS Roma | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | +7 | 30 |
| Juventus | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 29 |
| Bologna | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +10 | 25 |
| Como | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +7 | 24 |
| Lazio | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | +6 | 23 |
| Atalanta | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | +2 | 22 |
| Sassuolo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | +1 | 21 |
| Cremonese | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Udinese | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 21 |
| Torino | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 20 |
| Lecce | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 16 |
| Cagliari | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 15 |
| Parma | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 14 |
| Genoa | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| Hellas Verona | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 12 |
| Pisa | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| Fiorentina | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
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