- 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | +22 | 53 |
| Internazionale | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | +37 | 50 |
| Atalanta | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | +23 | 47 |
| Lazio | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 39 |
| Juventus | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | +16 | 37 |
| Bologna | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | +8 | 37 |
| Fiorentina | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | +13 | 36 |
| AC Milan | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | +9 | 34 |
| AS Roma | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 30 |
| Udinese | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 29 |
| Torino | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 27 |
| Genoa | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 26 |
| Hellas Verona | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | -22 | 23 |
| Lecce | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -23 | 23 |
| Como | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 22 |
| Empoli | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 21 |
| Cagliari | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 21 |
| Parma | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -13 | 20 |
| Venezia | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 16 |
| Monza | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
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