Fiorentina will get what it wished for Christmas. Its first Serie A win of the season

Beleaguered Fiorentina lastly bought its first Serie A win of the season after its opponent performed almost all the match with 10 males.

Fiorentina eased to a 5-1 victory at residence to Udinese, which had goalkeeper Maduka Okoye despatched off with lower than eight minutes on the clock.

It was Fiorentina’s first win in 16 league matches and noticed the last-placed workforce minimize the hole to security to 5 factors.

Midtable Udinese beat defending Serie A champion Napoli final weekend.

Nonetheless, the guests bought off to the worst potential begin as Okoye got here speeding out of the penalty space and clattered into Moise Kean who was clear via on objective. The stopper, who additionally touched the ball along with his arm, was proven a straight crimson card.

Fiorentina took the lead within the twenty first minute when Nicolò Fagioli tapped a free kick in the direction of Rolando Mandragora, who fired a low shot beneath Udinese’s alternative goalkeeper Răzvan Sava.

Albert Guðmundsson’s nice strike and Cher Ndour’s header put Fiorentina comfortably forward at halftime.

Kean scored twice after the break, both facet of Oumar Solet’s comfort objective for Udinese.

Atalanta managed to grab a 1-0 victory in opposition to 10-man Genoa, which noticed crimson in very comparable circumstances to Udinese.

Genoa goalkeeper Nicola Leali was despatched off within the third minute for a foul on Atalanta ahead Gianluca Scamacca.

Atalanta, as anticipated, dominated possession however Genoa — which regarded way more harmful with its probabilities — remarkably appeared to have held on for a draw earlier than Isak Hien headed in a nook within the fourth minute of stoppages.

United States midfielder Yunus Musah made his first Serie A begin for Atalanta for the reason that second spherical on Aug. 29.

Genoa remained two factors above security.

A final-gasp equalizer from Stefano Moreo noticed Pisa snatch a 2-2 draw at Cagliari.

Pisa inched to inside three factors of security. Cagliari was left three factors above the relegation zone.

Elsewhere, Torino gained 1-0 at Sassuolo.