Serie A | Fiorentina 1-0 Lazio: Gosens might guarantee Viola safety

A Robin Gosens header proved enough to give Fiorentina victory and surge eight points clear of the relegation zone, but Lazio were furious after a controversial refereeing decision.

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The Viola had a huge opportunity to open up a significant lead from the relegation zone, but had the strain of Thursday’s Conference League quarter-final 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, with the second leg coming up. Albert Gudmundsson and Nicolò Fagioli sat out bans, with Moise Kean, Fabiano Parisi, Marco Brescianini, Niccolò Fortini, Luca Lezzerini and Tariq Lamptey still injured.

The Biancocelesti won three of their last four games, despite an injury crisis including Adam Marusic, Daniel Maldini, Ivan Provedel, Mario Gila, Samuel Gigot and Nicolò Rovella, but Mattia Zaccagni and Patric were thrown straight back into the starting XI.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Zaccagni very nearly scored in the third minute, as Boulaye Dia’s slide-rule pass sent him unmarked down the left, the angled drive fingertipped inches wide by David De Gea.

Matteo Cancellieri also tested De Gea at the near post, but Roberto Piccoli fired just over from the edge of the area after a well-worked counter-attack.

Fiorentina took the lead when Jack Harrison stood up a cross from the right for Robin Gosens, who outjumped Manuel Lazzari at the back post for a header into the ground from seven yards.

Cancellieri sprinted back in time to stop Cher Ndour on the counter with a decisive block, while Zaccagni’s snapshot was straight at De Gea.

Tijjani Noslin fired over after the restart and Harrison had a double attempt charged down at the near post, the second parried by Edoardo Motta.

There was a controversial incident on 64 minutes when Tijjani Noslin went down acrobatically in the box after a coming together with Rolando Mandragora. Referee Michael Fabbri booked the Lazio player for simulation and stuck with his original decision even after the VAR review showed there had been contact, as he considered it insufficient for a penalty.

Fiorentina were also angry that a free kick was given for the Gosens challenge on Gustav Isaksen, but Nuno Tavares ballooned it over the bar.

Noslin couldn’t keep his header on target from six yards on an Isaksen cross, while De Gea needed a big save to deny the Petar Ratkov header within moments of his introduction.

Giovanni Fabbian nodded the Dodo cross over too and Ndour drilled just wide from the edge of the area in stoppages, but the last kick of the game was an acrobatic Pedro volley into De Gea’s arms.

Fiorentina 1-0 Lazio

Gosens 28 (F)

13-04-2026 19:45

MatchDay 32

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Lazio

1 - 0

Player statistic

1st half

Robin Gosens (Assist: Jack Harrison)		28'
Daniele Rugani		31'

2nd half

		63'		Tijjani Noslin
Dodô		80'
Roberto Piccoli		90+1'
		90+4'		Pedro

Match statistic

34

Possession %

66

8

Total shots

13

2

Shots on target

6

4

Shots off target

3

2

Blocked shots

4

5

Corners

6

10

Fouls

10

Fiorentina

Lazio

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

3

Daniele Rugani

Defender

71'

2

Dodô

Defender

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

80

Giovanni Fabbian

Midfielder

22

Jacopo Fazzini

Midfielder

84'

21

Robin Gosens

Midfielder

80'

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

17

Jack Harrison

Attacker

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

40

Edoardo Motta

Goalkeeper

13

Alessio Romagnoli

Defender

29

Manuel Lazzari

Defender

17

Nuno Tavares

Defender

25

Oliver Provstgaard

Defender

4

Patric

Defender

24

Kenneth Taylor

Midfielder

79'

26

Toma Basic

Midfielder

46'

19

Boulaye Dia

Attacker

67'

22

Matteo Cancellieri

Attacker

67'

10

Mattia Zaccagni

Attacker

46'

Substitutes

1

Luca Lezzerini

Goalkeeper

53

Oliver Christensen

Goalkeeper

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

23

Eman Kospo

Defender

61

Riccardo Braschi

Attacker

64

Lapo Deli

Midfielder

69

Giorgio Puzzoli

Midfielder

71

Salvatore Cianciulli

Midfielder

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

71'

62

Luis Balbo

Defender

80'

19

Manor Solomon

Attacker

84'

32

Danilo Cataldi

Midfielder

23

Elseid Hysaj

Defender

55

Alessio Furlanetto

Goalkeeper

3

Luca Pellegrini

Defender

21

Reda Belahyane

Midfielder

28

Adrian Przyborek

Attacker

99

Giacomo Giacomone

14

Tijjani Noslin

Attacker

46'

7

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru

Midfielder

46'

9

Pedro

Attacker

67'

18

Gustav Isaksen

Attacker

67'

20

Petar Ratkov

Attacker

79'