- 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.
Game Information
Italian Serie A Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Napoli | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 16 |
Udinese | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
Juventus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +9 | 12 |
AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 11 |
Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11 |
Torino | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
Empoli | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
Lazio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
Atalanta | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
AS Roma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
Hellas Verona | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
Como | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
Fiorentina | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Bologna | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
Parma | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
Cagliari | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
Lecce | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 5 |
Genoa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 5 |
Venezia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Monza | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |