Fiorentina thanked a number of massive David De Gea saves and a Nicolò Fagioli aim towards the run of play, beating Verona to interrupt away from the drop zone.
This was an enormous , because the Viola have been solely two factors away from the drop zone and made the journey with out Rolando Mandragora, Dodo, Fabiano Parisi, Manor Solomon, Niccolò Fortini, and Tariq Lamptey, however Moise Kean was risked from the beginning regardless of a recurring ankle concern.
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Hellas have been joint all-time low with Pisa, lacking Sandi Lovric, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Suat Serdar, though Domagoj Bradaric and Antoine Bernede have been obtainable once more.
Fiorentina had an enormous likelihood to take the lead within the fourth minute when the Nicolò Fagioli volley from the sting of the world smacked the highest of the crossbar.
On the different finish, David De Gea wanted a sensational one-handed save to disclaim the Bernede scorcher on the close to publish, however Kieron Bowie scuffed from a promising place on the Rafik Belghali pull-back.
VERONA, ITALY – APRIL 04: Moise Kean of Fiorentina in motion throughout the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on April 04, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photograph by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)
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De Gea flew once more to palm a Present Orban strike out from beneath the crossbar, then had a good more durable save on Oyegoke after Bowie pounced on a Marin Pongracic error.
VERONA, ITALY – APRIL 04: Albert Gudmundsson of Fiorentina competes for the ball with Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro of Hellas Verona throughout the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on April 04, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photograph by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)
Verona stored pushing after the restart, as 3 times they flashed harmful balls throughout the face of aim, with no person capable of get the tap-in, most dangerously when Bowie was inches away from getting his boot to it from 4 yards.
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Bowie additionally lower inside to bend a left-foot end simply over the bar, however it was Fiorentina who took the lead utterly towards the run of play. Jack Harrison acquired down the fitting and laid it off for Fagioli to brush in first time with the fitting foot from 14 yards. The house followers and gamers have been livid, as a result of solely moments earlier the referee had stopped play for a Fagioli harm in a conflict with Roberto Gagliardini.
VERONA, ITALY – APRIL 04: Rafik Belghali of Hellas Verona competes for the ball with Jack Harrison of Fiorentina throughout the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on April 04, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photograph by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photos)
The strain spilled out when Tomas Suslov and Albert Gudmundsson acquired right into a brawl earlier than a Verona free kick, resulting in them each getting despatched off with ripped jerseys.
It was a troublesome slog, however Fiorentina leapfrog Cagliari within the standings and virtually doom Verona to relegation.
Verona 0-1 Fiorentina
Fagioli 82 (F)
Despatched off: Gudmundsson 85 (F), Suslov 85 (V)