Serie A (Week 18) : Fiorentina defeats Palermo 4-3
ITALY, Jan. 11, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 18: After losing 1-0 to Parma on January 6, the Viola returned to winning ways with a 4-3 victory over Palermo this Sunday.
Fiorentina dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by defender Manuel Pasqual in the 20th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Viola further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Basanta '51, Cuadrado '64 and Joaquin '74).
ACF Fiorentina climbed to 6th place with 27 points from 18 games, 3 points behind UC Sampdoria.
View : Full Serie A table (as of January 11, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 40 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Lazio | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Napoli | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Genoa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | AC Milan | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Inter Milan | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Palermo | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Udinese | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Torino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Empoli | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Chievo | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 17 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 15 |
| 19 | Parma | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | Cesena | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2014-2015
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Overview
ACF Fiorentina
- Position: 6 +3
- Best performance of the season:Cagliari 0-4 Fiorentina (30 Nov.)
- Previous game:Parma 1-0 Fiorentina (6 Jan.)
- Next game:Chievo - Fiorentina (18 Jan.)
Palermo
- Position: 10 -2
- Best performance of the season:Palermo 5-0 Cagliari (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Palermo 5-0 Cagliari (6 Jan.)
- Next game:Palermo - AS Roma (17 Jan.)
Fiorentina
4:3
Palermo
4:3 (1:0)
- 11 January 2015
- 15:00
- Florence
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 40 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 40 |
| 3 |  Lazio | 31 |
| 4 |  Napoli | 30 |
| 5 |  Sampdoria | 30 |
Week 18 Results
| Saturday 10 January 2015 | ||||
 | Sassuolo | 1-1 | Udinese |  |
 | Torino | 1-1 | AC Milan |  |
| Sunday 11 January 2015 | ||||
 | Inter Milan | 3-1 | Genoa |  |
 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Chievo |  |
 | Hellas Verona | 3-1 | Parma |  |
| AS Roma | 2-2 | Lazio | |
| Fiorentina | 4-3 | Palermo | |
 | Cagliari | 2-1 | Cesena |  |
| Sampdoria | 1-0 | Empoli |  |
| Napoli | 20:45 | Juventus | |