Fiorentina have been capable of put their Serie A misfortunes behind them to say their third victory of the marketing campaign with a 2-1 win at house towards Dynamo Kyiv on Thursday night: Moise Kean, Mykola Mykhaylenko and Albert Gudmundsson with the objectives.
Paolo Vanoli and his Viola facet have been 9 video games with no win throughout all competitions forward of kick-off. He turned to Edin Dzeko to accomplice Kean at centre-forward, the Bosnian additionally taking the captain’s armband within the absence of Luca Ranieri. There have been additionally wholesale modifications in midfield, with Amir Richardson, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Cher Ndour coming in to begin.
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FLORENCE, ITALY – DECEMBER 11: Milos Milanovic referee in the course of the UEFA Convention League 2025/26 League Section MD5 match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Dynamo Kyiv at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 11, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Picture by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
Fiorentina had their justifiable share of probabilities within the opening quarter: Dzeko rose nicely within the space after six minutes however wasn’t fairly capable of hold his header below the bar.
The hosts couldn’t consider they hadn’t scored 17 minutes in when Dzeko was allowed to fireplace off a robust half-volley within the space following a nook. His effort regarded goal-bound however was unintentionally blocked by Kean on the sting of the six-yard field. The Italian then noticed his shot saved by the toes of goalkeeper Ruslan Neshcheret.
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Fiorentina would discover the lead a minute later. It was a centre-forward’s dream for Kean, who was unmarked within the space and simply needed to time his leap and purpose his header in the correct route after an ideal supply in from the correct flank from Dodo.
FLORENCE, ITALY – DECEMBER 11: Moise Kean of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring a purpose in the course of the UEFA Convention League 2025/26 League Section MD5 match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Dynamo Kyiv at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 11, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Picture by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
It took a second-half screamer for Dynamo Kyiv to attract stage. Mykhaylenko, afforded barely an excessive amount of time from 25 yards out, unleashed a thunderbolt which rocketed previous David De Gea and into the right-hand nook of the web.
FLORENCE, ITALY – DECEMBER 11: Mykola Mykhaylenko of Dynamo Kyiv celebrates after scoring a purpose in the course of the UEFA Convention League 2025/26 League Section MD5 match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Dynamo Kyiv at Stadio Artemio Franchi on December 11, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Picture by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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It was Vanoli’s second-half substitutions that acquired him out of hassle this night: He made three of them two thirds of the way in which via, Gudmundsson, Christian Kouame and Fabiano all launched.
Gudmundsson’s influence was quick. He had three pictures throughout the area of some minutes earlier than placing La Viola again into the lead.
Kean steered Parisi’s cross on purpose, drawing a improbable save out of Neshcheret, however the keeper was nonetheless on the ground when the Icelander popped up in the course of the world to poke house the rebound.
Fiorentina ought to have put the sport past any doubt with two minutes of normal time left to play, however Kean’s shot discovered the goalkeeper’s legs when he burst into the world nearly one-on-one.
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This night’s outcome briefly sends Fiorentina as much as seventh place within the Convention League standings, albeit with the vast majority of this week’s fixtures nonetheless left to play.
Kean (F) 18’, Mykhaylenko (D) 55’, Gudmundsson (F) 74’.