Fiorentina picked up a 1-0 victory over Lecce in Serie A on Friday evening thanks to Robin Gosens’s early opener, but the Viola missed an opportunity to put the game to bed with a missed penalty

Fiorentina has snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Lecce 1-0 in Serie A. German defender Robin Gosens put in a thumping header in the ninth minute.

Fiorentina rose to a provisional sixth place in Serie A, one ahead of Bologna who have played one game less than the Viola, after a 1-0 home win over 16th placed Lecce Friday night. It was their first win after three straight defeats.

Nicolò Zaniolo is expected to replace the injured Moise Kean in the Fiorentina attack against Nikola Krstovic’s Lecce this evening.It’s the opening match of Serie A Round 27 and sees Lecce visit

Good evening and welcome to the Football Italia Liveblog for coverage of tonight’s Serie A match between Fiorentina and Lecce. This is the first game in the 27th round of Serie A fixtures coming up this weekend, which features one of the biggest games of the season between title challengers Napoli and Inter.

The line-ups for the first Serie A match of the 27th round of fixtures have been confirmed, as Fiorentina host Lecce at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Friday night.Fiorentina are coming in off the

Fiorentina picked up a 1-0 victory over Lecce in Serie A on Friday evening thanks to Robin Gosens’s early opener, but the Viola missed an opportunity to put the game to bed with a missed penalty from Lucas Beltran midway through the second half.