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12/21 16:07 CST Fiorentina gets what it wanted for Christmas. Its first Serie A
win of the season
Fiorentina gets what it wanted for Christmas. Its first Serie A win of the
season
By DANIELLA MATAR
AP Sports Writer
MILAN (AP) --- Beleaguered Fiorentina finally got its first Serie A win of the
season after its opponent played nearly the entire match with 10 men.
Fiorentina eased to a 5-1 victory at home to Udinese, which had goalkeeper
Maduka Okoye sent off with less than eight minutes on the clock.
It was Fiorentina's first win in 16 league matches and saw the last-placed team
cut the gap to safety to five points.
Midtable Udinese beat defending Serie A champion Napoli last weekend.
However, the visitors got off to the worst possible start as Okoye came rushing
out of the penalty area and clattered into Moise Kean who was clear through on
goal. The stopper, who also touched the ball with his arm, was shown a straight
red card.
Fiorentina took the lead in the 21st minute when Nicol Fagioli tapped a free
kick towards Rolando Mandragora, who fired a low shot underneath Udinese's
replacement goalkeeper R?zvan Sava.
Albert Gu?mundsson's fine strike and Cher Ndour's header put Fiorentina
comfortably ahead at halftime.
Kean scored twice after the break, either side of Oumar Solet's consolation
goal for Udinese.
An even earlier red Atalanta managed to snatch a 1-0 victory against 10-man Genoa, which saw red in very similar circumstances to Udinese. Genoa goalkeeper Nicola Leali was sent off in the third minute for a foul on Atalanta forward Gianluca Scamacca. Atalanta, as expected, dominated possession but Genoa --- which looked far more dangerous with its chances --- remarkably appeared to have held on for a draw before Isak Hien headed in a corner in the fourth minute of stoppages. United States midfielder Yunus Musah made his first Serie A start for Atalanta since the second round on Aug. 29. Genoa remained two points above safety.
Safety hopes A last-gasp equalizer from Stefano Moreo saw Pisa snatch a 2-2 draw at Cagliari. Pisa inched to within three points of safety. Cagliari was left three points above the relegation zone. Elsewhere, Torino won 1-0 at Sassuolo. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
An even earlier red Atalanta managed to snatch a 1-0 victory against 10-man Genoa, which saw red in very similar circumstances to Udinese. Genoa goalkeeper Nicola Leali was sent off in the third minute for a foul on Atalanta forward Gianluca Scamacca. Atalanta, as expected, dominated possession but Genoa --- which looked far more dangerous with its chances --- remarkably appeared to have held on for a draw before Isak Hien headed in a corner in the fourth minute of stoppages. United States midfielder Yunus Musah made his first Serie A start for Atalanta since the second round on Aug. 29. Genoa remained two points above safety.
Safety hopes A last-gasp equalizer from Stefano Moreo saw Pisa snatch a 2-2 draw at Cagliari. Pisa inched to within three points of safety. Cagliari was left three points above the relegation zone. Elsewhere, Torino won 1-0 at Sassuolo. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
