Fiorentina starting XI (4-2-3-1): Terracciano, Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi, Arthur, Duncan (subbed for Mandragora), Gonzalez (subbed for Ikonè), Bonaventura (subbed for Infantino), Brekalo (subbed for Kouame), Beltran (subbed for Nzola)
Bench: Christensen, Martinelli, Biraghi, Ranieri, Comuzzo, Maxime Lopez, Sottil, Amatucci, Barak
Goals: Gonzalez 3’, Dossena 21’ (OG), Nzola 90+4’
Cagliari starting XI (4-4-2): Radunovic, Zappa (subbed for Di Pardo), Hatzidiakos (subbed for Obert), Dossena, Augello, Nandez, Makoumbou, Wieteska, Deiola (subbed for Prati), Shomurodov (subbed for Oristanio), Petagna (subbed for Pavoletti)
Bench: Scuffet, Aresti, Goldaniga, Viola, Azzi, Sulemana, Luvumbo
Nicolas Gonzalez netted his sixth goal of the season to set Fiorentina on the way to victory with barely two minutes on the clock.
Cagliari goalkeeper Boris Radunovic misjudged Nikola Milenkovic’s free kick and could only flap at the ball, allowing Gonzalez to slot it into an empty net.
Dominant Fiorentina needed another slice of fortune to double their lead in the 21st minute, when great approach play from Michael Kayode resulted in his cross being turned into the net by Cagliari defender Alberto Dossena.
Cagliari - who have just two points from seven games so far this season - improved in the second half and Andrea Petagna hit the crossbar, albeit from an offside position.
M’Bala Nzola extended Fiorentina’s lead in stoppage time when he raced onto a long ball from Rolando Mandragora and dinked it over Radunovic.
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