Coppa Italia: Fiorentina quartet dazzles on Mastantuono's debut, Varela shines for Monza
Fiorentina delivered a dominant performance, crushing Benevento 4-1 in the Coppa Italia, with Franco Mastantuono making his debut. In another match, Gustavo Varela scored twice, inspiring Monza to a 3-0 victory over Avellino.
Fiorentina's Impressive Offensive Display
Fiorentina opened the scoring just 65 seconds into the match. Arthur Atta's precise pass found Albert Gudmundsson, who headed the ball into the net. Despite a strong save attempt by the Benevento goalkeeper on Joao Mario's shot, Moise Kean volleyed in a cross from Joao Mario, doubling Fiorentina's lead.
Luca Ranieri extended the advantage by nodding in a corner kick from Radu Dragusin, making it 3-0. Cher Ndour then sealed the first half with a left-footed strike, bringing the score to 4-0.
Benevento managed to pull one back when Davide Lamesta's low shot found the back of the net.
Real Madrid prospect Mastantuono, celebrating his 19th birthday, made his debut for Fiorentina in the final half-hour of the game, alongside Christ Inao Oulai. Mastantuono almost marked his debut with a goal, his curling shot narrowly missing the top corner.
Fiorentina is set to face either Pisa or Empoli in an all-Tuscan clash in the next round.
Varela Stars in Monza's Victory
Monza also secured a comfortable 3-0 win against Avellino in their Coppa Italia fixture. New signing Gustavo Varela was the standout performer, scoring twice. His first goal came from a rebound after Patrick Cutrone's shot was saved, and his second was set up by Cutrone, who calmly passed to his teammate.
Cutrone continued his impressive form, providing his third assist of the evening for Omari Forson's angled drive, which completed Monza's scoring.
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