Franco Mastantuono turned Fiorentina’s fourth match of the Serie A season into a breakthrough, scoring three times in a 4-2 win over Venezia and giving the club its first points after three defeats in a row. The performance was decisive and immediate: Mastantuono, later replaced by Marco Brescianini, was the player who changed a grim start into a result Fiorentina could finally hold.
The hat-trick matters because it arrived exactly when Fiorentina needed a response. After opening the league without a point, the pressure on the side was obvious, and Mastantuono’s first goals for the club came in a game that could have deepened the frustration. Instead, he made the difference again after a shot was saved by Filip Stankovic earlier in the match, then added to the scoreline as Fiorentina stayed in control long enough for Mateo Pellegrino to finish the job with the last goal.
The flow of the match underlined how quickly it swung. Nicolò Fagioli took a corner for Fiorentina, Antoine Hainaut scored for Venezia, and Akor Adams had an effort ruled out for offside, but Mastantuono’s three goals kept the result moving in Fiorentina’s direction. The first came after he had already tested Stankovic, a small sign that the opening had been there before the breakthrough arrived. From there, the game belonged to him.
That is what gives this result its weight. Fiorentina had gone into the match without points, and a fourth straight setback would have left the early season in real trouble. Instead, the win resets the table picture for now, while Venezia remains on zero points after four league matches. The match also marks a clear first step for Mastantuono in Fiorentina colors, not just as a scorer but as the player who finally gave the team a night it could build on.
The next test comes fast. Fiorentina will receive Napoli in the fifth date, and Venezia will host Lazio. For Mastantuono, the question is no longer whether he can score for Fiorentina, but how often this version of him appears from here.
