Udinese ended their destructive streak with a badly-needed 3-0 victory sealed by Christian Kabasele, Keinan Davis and Adam Buksa, as Daniele Rugani had a disastrous Fiorentina debut.
The Viola had been remodeled in latest weeks with three consecutive victories in all competitors, however on Thursday, solely scraping via in further time. Dodo was suspended right here, however Rolando Mandragora returned from his ban. Manor Solomon, Luca Lezzerini and Robin Gosens sustained accidents in opposition to Jagiellonia, so Daniele Rugani . Udinese have been collapsing after three straight defeats, lacking Arthur Atta, Oumar Solet and Alessandro Zanoli, however Keinan Davis returned after a month out.
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There was a musical efficiency earlier than kick-off, as this week is eight years for the reason that dying of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, in a resort in Udine in March 2018. Free cardiac checks are additionally organised within the stadium this month.
UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 02: Fiorentina supervisor Paolo Vanoli seems to be on from the bench throughout the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Friuli on March 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Timothy Rogers/Getty Pictures)
It took simply 10 minutes to open the scoring, as Nicolò Zaniolo whipped a nook into the six-yard field and Christian Kabasele was allowed a free header, as a result of Rugani had slipped.
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Mandragora smashed a free kick over the bar, then blasted over from simply inside the realm, whereas Albert Gudmundsson hit a fresh-air volley on the dinked Niccolò Fagioli move excessive.
Davis mixed with Zaniolo and lower inside to shoot onerous and low from 13 yards, forcing David De Gea to parry along with his legs.
UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 02: Christian Kabasele of Udinese scores his workforce’s first aim with a header throughout the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Friuli on March 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Timothy Rogers/Getty Pictures)
After the restart, Jack Harrison’s cross solely grazed the top of Moise Kean on the again stick, and De Gea once more denied Davis after a run from the centre-circle.
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One other sturdy Davis run from his personal half concluded with the Zaniolo effort deflected extensive off Fabiano Parisi, and the striker was wrestled to the bottom by Rugani as he tried to get on the tip of an impressed Jordan Zemura move. It was an inevitable penalty, which Davis transformed himself.
UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 02: David De Gea of Fiorentina is overwhelmed by Keinan Davis’s penalty strike for Udinese throughout the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Friuli on March 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Timothy Rogers/Getty Pictures)
Bertola ran again for a courageous block on Kean, spraining his ankle within the course of, and Cher Ndour’s header whistled extensive on the ensuing nook.
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Rugani accomplished his really disastrous debut by permitting Adam Buksa to shrug off his try at a problem when operating onto the Lennon Miller knockdown, curling a left-foot end into the far nook.
Udinese 3-0 Fiorentina
Kabasele 10 (U), Davis pen 64 (U), Buksa 94 (U)