Mastantuono hat-trick inspires Fiorentina to first win of Serie A campaign at Venezia

[p]Both sides had early opportunities as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yeboah-john/jHriw9D2/"]John Yeboah[/a] headed wide for the hosts while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mastantuono-franco/tpBPaidM/"]Mastantuono[/a] had an effort blocked at close range. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndour-cher/8QRFNbb8/"]Cher Ndour[/a] could only find the side netting from a tight angle and Alex Jiménez dinked just wide as chances continued to flow.[/p][p]Against the run of play, however, it was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/venezia/MkPmVv50/"]Venezia[/a] who opened the scoring at the first half’s midway point.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/busio-gianluca/bVamjfgm/"]Gianluca Busio[/a] burst through the centre before feeding [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adams-akor/nks9eiQ4/"]Akor Adams[/a], who unleashed a venomous first-time right-foot effort into the far corner for his first ever goal in the Italian top-flight. [/b][/p][p]The hosts barely had time to enjoy their lead as they were behind by the half-hour mark, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] loanee Mastantuono scoring twice in as many minutes.[/p][p][b]First, he cut inside from the right and drove a fizzing left-foot drive into the bottom left-hand corner before collecting a loose ball moments later and placing an effort into the opposite corner via the post despite the desperate efforts of Venezia goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stankovic-filip/vsFwl9Sg/"]Filip Stankovic[/a].[/b][/p][image alt="Match result & stats" id="e539a5d8-1973-4e11-a65f-70f38d3a04d6" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="82e76204-d75f-4e70-8f19-77500c7fb770" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b] [/b]Fiorentina should have doubled their lead shortly before HT too, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nije-eybi/vwnI8wkF/"]Alieu Njie[/a] - also in search of his first goal for the club - was denied by the legs of Stankovic when played through on goal.[/p][p]After the break, Fiorentina soaked up a period of pressure and struck a decisive third goal on the counter-attack with less than 25 minutes to go.[/p][p][b]Substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pellegrino-mateo/x8In9H8M/"]Mateo Pellegrino[/a] scored in back-to-back matches as he ran onto [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fagioli-nicolo/4rFy4PRQ/"]Nicolc Fagioli[/a]’s clearance from inside his own half before racing clear and firing left-footed into the bottom corner. [/b][/p][p]Thorir [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/helgason-johann/df72yRdJ/"]Johann Helgason[/a] later tested [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-gea-david/d6AEQ6OD/"]David de Gea[/a] from range before Mastantuono completed his treble.[/p][p][b]The Argentine ran onto a looped pass from Ndour and the ball rebounded back off the 19-year-old and into the net after his initial effort was saved by Stankovic.[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="a999fca8-29a5-448d-98da-6e106815cbb4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="8c620e1b-5630-4209-826a-ca75dc022f74" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]That wasn’t the end of the scoring, however, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hainaut-antoine/hO2RGEGC/"]Antoine Hainaut[/a] thumped a right-foot volley past De Gea to reduce the deficit with three minutes to go. [/b][/p][p]Despite that late rally, the damage had already been done for Venezia, with Giovanni Stroppa’s side conceding at least two goals for a sixth successive match this campaign.[/p][p]Fiorentina therefore comprehensively ended a five-game losing streak in Serie A away H2Hs, leaving Venezia at the bottom of the table in the process.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mastantuono-franco/tpBPaidM/"]Franco Mastantuono[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fiorentina/Q3A3IbXH/"]Fiorentina[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fiorentina-Q3A3IbXH/venezia-MkPmVv50/?mid=lWCq62DE"]See all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p]