- 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 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | +32 | 82 |
| Internazionale | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | +44 | 81 |
| Atalanta | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | +41 | 74 |
| Juventus | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | +23 | 70 |
| AS Roma | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | +21 | 69 |
| Fiorentina | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +19 | 65 |
| Lazio | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | +12 | 65 |
| AC Milan | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | +18 | 63 |
| Bologna | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | +10 | 62 |
| Como | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
| Torino | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 44 |
| Udinese | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 44 |
| Genoa | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | -12 | 43 |
| Hellas Verona | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -32 | 37 |
| Cagliari | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 36 |
| Parma | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | -14 | 36 |
| Lecce | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -31 | 34 |
| Empoli | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -26 | 31 |
| Venezia | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| Monza | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | -41 | 18 |
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