Hat-trick hero Kean fires Fiorentina level with leaders Napoli

MILAN: Moise Kean fired Fiorentina level with Serie A leaders Napoli after scoring all three goals in Sunday´s 3-1 win over Verona while Roma fell deeper into crisis with a 3-2 home defeat at the hands of Bologna.

Italy forward Kean has scored 11 times in all competitions for Fiorentina since signing from Juventus in the summer, and his strikes on Sunday moved his team up to third on 25 points following a sixth straight league win.

Kean put Fiorentina ahead in the fourth minute in Florence with a fine finish and, after Suat Serdar rifled home an 18th-minute leveller, acrobatically flicked home the second just before the hour.The 24-year-old, who has been reborn in Tuscany after failing to make the grade at Juve, then secured his hat-trick in stoppage time when he collected a long pass from goalkeeper David de Gea and surged forward before rifling home the third.

Raffaele Palladino´s Fiorentina and second-placed Atalanta trail Napoli, who face Inter Milan later on Sunday, despite having a superior goal difference as both teams have played one game more.

Atalanta, 2-1 winners over Udinese, cannot finish the day top as Inter are a point behind the leading trio in fourth place so whatever happens at the San Siro either the champions or Napoli will lead the pack come Sunday night.

Gian Piero Gasperini´s side beat Udinese after coming back from going a goal down on the stroke of half-time following a thunderous strike from Hassane Kamara.Mario Pasalic levelled 11 minutes after the break before an unfortunate own goal from Isaak Toure moments later gave Atalanta their sixth straight league win.