Fiorentina suffered an unexpected defeat against Genoa on their visit to the Luigi Ferraris stadium, ending with a score of 2‑1 in favor of the home team. The result left the “viola” in the relegation zone of Serie A, with four points, the same as Genoa, and forced them to abandon the streak of three initial defeats that had marked their season.
The match was played on October 10, 2026, on the sixth day of the competition, after the recent replacement of coach Paolo Vanoli by Fabio Grosso. Fiorentina had shown a better performance under the direction of Grosso, with a 2-4 victory over Venezia thanks to the hat trick of Franco Mastantuono, who had been loaned from Real Madrid and had participated in Lionel Messi's farewell with the Argentine team. However, in the match against Genoa, Mastantuono failed to influence the result, despite having played the full 90 minutes.
Genoa, led by Daniele De Rossi, had achieved its first victory in Serie A after a draw in the first five days, which allowed it to leave the relegation zone. The Italian team opened the scoring with a goal from Milutin Osmajic in the seventh minute and reinforced it with a second from Junior Messias in the 15th. Despite an own goal by Johan Vásquez in the 73rd, Genoa maintained the advantage and took the three points.
Fiorentina tried to react in the second half, with Cher Ndur creating several chances, including a shot against the post in the 84th minute. Mastantuono showed his fighting character, but the team did not have the support of his teammates and only had two clear chances in the second half, one of which was a screwed shot that hit Justin Bijlow's stick. The result left Fiorentina with the same number of points as Genoa, but with a lower position in the table.
With this result, Fiorentina returns to the relegation zone of Serie A, while Genoa consolidates itself in the safety zone. The “viola” will have to look for an immediate response in their next matches to avoid falling to the bottom of the table. Fiorentina's next match will be played at home, where coach Grosso will have to adjust his strategy to regain position and avoid further point losses.