Serie A (Week 16) : Fiorentina beats Sassuolo 2-1
ITALY, Dec. 12, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 16: Two wins in a row for Fiorentina. After their 2-1 win against Palermo on December 4, the Viola continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo this Monday.
Kalinic Nikola scored dual goals
Fiorentina dominated the first half thanks to goals from Kalinic Nikola ('10, '39). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Viola further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
ACF Fiorentina climbed to 7th place with 26 points from 15 games, 2 points behind Atalanta BC.
View : Full Serie A table (as of December 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Napoli | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 31 |
| 5 | Lazio | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 31 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Torino | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 | Inter Milan | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Chievo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Udinese | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Genoa | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 20 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Bologna | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Empoli | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Crotone | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 9 |
| 19 | Pescara | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 8 |
| 20 | Palermo | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
ACF Fiorentina
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 0-4 Fiorentina (20 Nov.)
- Previous game:Fiorentina 2-1 Palermo (4 Dec.)
- Next game:Genoa - Fiorentina (15 Dec.)
US Sassuolo Calcio
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Sassuolo 3-0 Empoli (4 Dec.)
- Previous game:Sassuolo 3-0 Empoli (4 Dec.)
- Next game:Sassuolo - Inter Milan (18 Dec.)
Fiorentina
2:1
Sassuolo
2:1 (2:0)
- 12 December 2016
- 19:00
- Florence
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 39 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 32 |
| 3 |  AC Milan | 32 |
| 4 |  Napoli | 31 |
| 5 |  Lazio | 31 |
Week 16 Results
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
 | Crotone | 2-1 | Pescara |  |
 | Sampdoria | 1-2 | Lazio | |
| Sunday 11 December 2016 | ||||
 | Cagliari | 0-5 | Napoli | |
 | Atalanta | 1-3 | Udinese |  |
 | Palermo | 0-2 | Chievo |  |
 | Torino | 1-3 | Juventus | |
 | Bologna | 0-0 | Empoli |  |
 | Inter Milan | 2-0 | Genoa |  |
| Monday 12 December 2016 | ||||
| Fiorentina | 2-1 | Sassuolo | |
| AS Roma | 21:00 | AC Milan | |