Fiorentina edged a vital victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, pulling themselves eight points clear of the relegation zone in Serie A. On a tense night in Florence, it was Robin Gosens who proved the difference — rising high at the far post to outmuscle his marker and convert a pinpoint delivery from Jack Harrison.

Coming into the match with injury concerns and still feeling the aftershocks of a disappointing UEFA Europa Conference League outing, the hosts showed resilience and composure. Lazio applied sustained pressure throughout, but David De Gea stood tall between the posts. The experienced goalkeeper produced a string of impressive saves, notably denying efforts from Mattia Zaccagni and Petar Ratkov, keeping the visitors at bay.

The contest was not without controversy. Midway through the second half, Lazio were left furious after Tijjani Noslin went down in the box following contact with Rolando Mandragora. Referee Mikael Fabbri, however, judged it to be simulation and booked the attacker. Even after a VAR review, the decision stood — much to the disbelief of the travelling side.

2025-26, Italy - Serie A

Fiorentina - Lazio 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Gosens, 28 (1:0)

Fiorentina: de Gea; Dodo; Rugani (Pongracic, 71); Ranieri; Gosens (Balbo Luis, 80); Mandragora; Fazzini (Solomon, 84); Ndour; Fabbian; Harrison; Piccoli R.
Substitution: Pongracic (from 71); Balbo Luis (from 80); Solomon (from 84)
Bench: Lezzerini; Christensen O.; Comuzzo; Kospo; Kouadio
Yellow Cards: Rugani 31

Lazio: Motta Ed.; Romagnoli; Tavares N.; Provstgaard; Basic Т. (Dele-Bashiru F., 46); Gil Patricio; Zaccagni (Noslin, 46); Taylor Ke. (Ratkov, 79); Lazzari M.; Dia B. (Pedro, 67); Cancellieri (Isaksen G., 67)
Substitution: Dele-Bashiru F. (from 46); Noslin (from 46); Pedro (from 67); Isaksen G. (from 67); Ratkov (from 79)
Bench: Furlanetto; Pellegrini Lu.; Hysaj; Belahyane Reda; Cataldi; Przyborek
Yellow Cards: Noslin 63; Pedro 90