US EditionFiorentina Gets What It Wanted for Christmas. Its First Serie A Win of the Season
Fiorentina secured its first Serie A victory after 16 matches by winning 5-1 against Udinese, capitalizing on an early red card to Udinese's goalkeeper, narrowing the safety gap to five points.
- After 16 league matches without a win, Fiorentina ended its streak with a 5-1 victory over Udinese on Sunday.
- Rushing out of the penalty area, Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye clattered into Moise Kean and was shown a straight red, leading to Răzvan Sava replacing him in goal.
- Nicolò Fagioli's set-piece created Rolando Mandragora's 21st-minute finish, and Albert Guðmundsson plus Cher Ndour extended the lead by halftime.
- Pisa drew 2-2 at Cagliari, moving within three points of safety, while Torino won 1-0 at Sassuolo, affecting relegation standings.
- Udinese had beaten Napoli last weekend, and an earlier match saw Genoa goalkeeper Nicola Leali sent off in the third minute, helping Atalanta win 1-0 against 10-man Genoa.
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Independent EspañolBy Daniella Matar, Milan (AP) — Beleaguered Fiorentina finally secured their first Serie A win of the season after their opponent played almost the entire match with 10 men. Fiorentina triumphed with a 5-1 home victory against Udinese, who had goalkeeper Maduka Okoye sent off with less than eight minutes remaining. It was Fiorentina's first win in 16 league matches and saw the last-placed team reduce the gap to safety to five points. Udinese, wh…
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Fiorentina gets what it wanted for Christmas. Its first Serie A win of the season
Fiorentina has finally secured its first Serie A win of the season by beating Udinese 5-1. The match on Sunday saw Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye sent off within eight minutes.
The team of Vanoli stretches 5-1 the Udinese, remained in ten from the beginning of the first time for the expulsion of the goalkeeper Okoye. First three points in the championship for the violets
It was not until the 16th day of Serie A that the Fiorentina won its first match of the season in the Italian Championship against the Udinese (5-1).
Maduka Okoye sees red as Italian club suffer heavy loss - Score Nigeria
Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, who opted out of the 2025 AFCON because he was not guaranteed the Super Eagles No 1 shirt, saw red in action for his Italian Serie A club Udinese. Update: Maduka Okoye will now miss 3 straight games for Udinese after picking a straight red card today vs. Fiorentina. pic.twitter.com/BGYbC8242y— M zagy (@zagy_mr) December 21, 2025 Okoye was sent off as early as the seventh minute, when he committed a professional foul by i…
Rome, Italy The fans of the Fiorentina have had to wait for the sixteenth day in order to celebrate a first victory of their team in the Series A 2025-2026: the historic Tuscan club, colista of Calcio, won 5-1 to Udinese this Sunday. After six draws and nine defeats, a fired coach and another on the wire, the Viola, almost a hundred years, could finally take a break before Christmas. This Sunday's match had been put in front of him with the expu…
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