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 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | +43 | 67 |
| AC Milan | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | +23 | 57 |
| Napoli | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | +13 | 53 |
| AS Roma | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | +18 | 51 |
| Como | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | +24 | 48 |
| Juventus | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +18 | 47 |
| Atalanta | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 45 |
| Bologna | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 39 |
| Sassuolo | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| Udinese | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 35 |
| Lazio | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 34 |
| Parma | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -12 | 33 |
| Cagliari | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| Torino | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -20 | 30 |
| Genoa | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 27 |
| Fiorentina | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 24 |
| Cremonese | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -17 | 24 |
| Lecce | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 24 |
| Pisa | 27 | 1 | 12 | 14 | -24 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 27 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -28 | 15 |
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