- 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 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | +30 | 77 |
| Internazionale | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | +40 | 74 |
| Atalanta | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | +40 | 68 |
| Juventus | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | +20 | 64 |
| Lazio | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | +13 | 64 |
| AS Roma | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | +18 | 63 |
| Bologna | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | +13 | 62 |
| AC Milan | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | +18 | 60 |
| Fiorentina | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | +18 | 59 |
| Como | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 48 |
| Torino | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 44 |
| Udinese | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 44 |
| Genoa | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -13 | 39 |
| Cagliari | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 33 |
| Hellas Verona | 35 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -33 | 32 |
| Parma | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -15 | 32 |
| Empoli | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -27 | 28 |
| Lecce | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -33 | 27 |
| Venezia | 35 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -21 | 26 |
| Monza | 35 | 2 | 9 | 24 | -38 | 15 |
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