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.
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Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | +38 | 58 |
| AC Milan | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | +21 | 50 |
| Napoli | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | +13 | 49 |
| Juventus | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | +21 | 46 |
| AS Roma | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | +15 | 46 |
| Como | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | +21 | 41 |
| Atalanta | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | +11 | 39 |
| Lazio | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | +3 | 33 |
| Udinese | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 32 |
| Bologna | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 30 |
| Sassuolo | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 29 |
| Cagliari | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 28 |
| Torino | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -18 | 27 |
| Parma | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -14 | 26 |
| Genoa | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| Cremonese | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 23 |
| Lecce | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 21 |
| Fiorentina | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 18 |
| Pisa | 24 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -21 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -23 | 15 |
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