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Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 10.01.22. | 23:03
Brekalo fires Torino to four-goal win over fancied Fiorentina
Josip Brekalo scored his first Serie A double on Monday as Torino strolled to a surprise 4-0 hammering of Fiorentina.
Even though Viola is enjoying a fine season and boast one of the best young goalscorers in the world in Dusan Vlahovic, they had a thoroughly rotten day on Monday.
Croatia winger Brekalo rounded off a fine team move in the 23rd minute to put the hosts two ahead following Wilfired Singo's headed opener shortly before.
Wednesday, 19.30: (1.35) Atalanta (5.30) Venezia (8.00)
The 23-year-old made it three eight minutes later when he intercepted a dreadful pass from Jose Callejon before skipping past Pietro Terraccina and slotting home.
Antonio Sanabria rounded off the scoring just before the hour mark to make it a resounding win for Torino, who move up to ninth in Italy's top flight on 28 points.
Josip Brekalo v Fiorentina:
— StatmanJames (@JamesStatman) January 10, 2022
1 Key pass
1 Successful take on
2 Attempted take-ons
2 Goals
3 Shots on target
4 Shots
33 Accurate passes
63 Touches
76.7% Pass accuracy
Torino run riot. 🌪🐗 pic.twitter.com/XNX8hCO8kT
Fiorentina are four points ahead in sixth, nine away from the Champions League positions but still well in the fight for a spot in Europe next year.
The Viola have made an impression this season, with highly-rated Vlahovic starring up front, but were comprehensively beaten on an off-night for Vincenzo Italiano's attack-minded side.
Both sides have a game in hand after their matches on Thursday were not played due to a surge in coronavirus cases across the league.
SERIE A - Round 21
Sunday
Venezia - Milan 0-3 (0-1)
/Ibrahimovic 2, Hernandez 48 pen, 59/
Empoli - Sassuolo 1-5 (1-2)
/Henderson 16 - Berardi 13, Raspadori 24, 71, Scamacca 67, 90+2/
Napoli - Sampdoria 1-0 (1-0)
/Petagna 43/
Udinese - Atalanta 2-6 (0-3)
/Djimsiti 59 og, Beto 88 - Pasalic 17, Muriel 22, 76, Malinovsky 43, Maehle 89, Pessina 90+2/
Roma - Juventus 3-4 (1-1)
/Abraham 11, Mkhitaryan 48, Pellegrini 53 - Dybala 18, Locatelli 70, Kulusevski 72, De Sciglio 77/
Genoa - Spezia 0-1 (0-1)
/Bastoni 14/
Inter - Lazio 2-1 (1-1)
/Bastoni 30, Skriniar 67 - Immobile 35/
Verona - Salernitana 1-2 (0-1)
/Lazovic 63 - Djuric 29, Kastanos 70/
Monday
Torino - Fiorentina 4-0 (3-0)
/Singo 19, Brekalo 23, 31, Sanabria 58/
Tuesday
22.45: (2.85) Cagliari (3.25) Bologna (2.70)
