Moise Kean registered his third aim in as many video games to raise Fiorentina out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 victory over native rivals Pisa on Monday night.
Fiorentina made a number of alterations to their beginning line-up following Thursday night’s 3-0 victory over Jagiellonia within the Convention League play-off spherical first leg, with Kean, Manor Solomon, Nicolo Fagioli and Marco Brescianini among the many gamers to return to the Viola XI. Pisa made simply two adjustments following their 2-1 defeat in opposition to Milan final weekend, with Samuel Iling-Junior and Marius Marin coming into the XI rather than Matteo Tramoni and Michel Aebischer.
Commercial
FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Moise Kean of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring a aim throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Pisa SC at Artemio Franchi on February 23, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
Fiorentina had been the higher of the Tuscan groups throughout the primary half in Florence, and wanted lower than 13 minutes to seek out the lead in opposition to their native rivals: Kean couldn’t have requested for an easier likelihood.
Jack Harrison’s cross in from the best flank was headed clear by Rosen Bozhinov, however solely so far as Cher Ndour on the follow-up. Simone Canestrelli made a large number of his tried clearance of Ndour’s shot and inadvertently despatched it into the trail of Kean, who was unmarked lower than 10 yards out from aim.
FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Moise Kean of ACF Fiorentina scores a aim throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Pisa SC at Artemio Franchi on February 23, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
Commercial
Fagioli and Dodo tried to check goalkeeper Nicolas with a pair of photographs from the sting of the realm halfway by means of the primary half, however they had been unable to seek out the goal by means of a congested penalty space.
Kean tried to seek out the again of the online with a header a couple of minutes earlier than the interval, however obtained too far beneath Brescianini’s ball in from the left and noticed his effort go over the crossbar for a goal-kick.
Fagioli examined Nicolas from a free-kick from simply over 25 yards out a couple of minutes after the break, however this was nothing that the Brazilian stopper wasn’t in a position to deal with.
Ndour saved his greatest try of the sport for the 87th minute, rifling an effort in direction of the highest nook of the online from the sting of the realm, however Nicolas obtained a robust wrist behind it and despatched it behind for a nook.
Commercial
Pisa had been unable to register a shot on track throughout the 90 minutes.
FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Idrissa Toure’ of Pisa Sporting Membership in motion in opposition to Manor Solomon of ACF Fiorentina throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Pisa SC at Artemio Franchi on February 23, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
This end result lifts Fiorentina out of the relegation zone and into sixteenth place, however should not completely away from hazard simply but provided that they’re nonetheless stage on factors with Cremonese (seventeenth) and Lecce (18th).
Pisa stay caught in nineteenth, on the identical tally of factors as Hellas Verona (twentieth). They continue to be 9 factors off security after 26 matches.
Fiorentina 1-0 Pisa
Kean 13’.