Mastantuono hat-trick hands Vanoli winning Fiorentina return

A teenage hat-trick ended Fiorentina's miserable start and gave Paolo Vanoli a winning return to the dugout.

Venezia

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NS · Serie A

Fiorentina

Competition

Serie A

Score

Venezia 2-4 Fiorentina

Scorers

Mastantuono (3), Pellegrino, Hainaut; Adams, ?

Venue

Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

What happened. Franco Mastantuono scored a hat-trick as Fiorentina beat Venezia 4-2 away to claim their first Serie A win of the season at the fourth attempt. Mateo Pellegrino and Antoine Hainaut also scored, while Akor Adams netted for Venezia.

Paolo Vanoli returned as Fiorentina coach, replacing Fabio Grosso after just three games.
Vanoli changed half his line-up and handed Beto a full debut after his move from Everton.
Venezia led against the run of play through Adams' first Serie A goal.

The win eases pressure on Fiorentina after their worst Serie A start since the 1930s.

In this story

Venezia

Fiorentina

Franco Mastantuono