Match ends, Fiorentina 2, Inter Milan 1.
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Fiorentina went third in Serie A thanks to Khouma Babacar's injury-time winner against Inter Milan in a match with three late red cards.
The Senegalese striker, brought on for the final three minutes, bundled in after keeper Samir Handanovic fumbled.
Marcelo Brozovic gave Inter a half-time lead, but Borja Valero made it 1-1.
Inter's Alex Telles and Geoffrey Kondogbia were both sent off, with Babacar's winner and a red card for Fiorentina's Mauro Zarate in between.
Full-back Telles, booked in the opening minutes, was perhaps unlucky to see a second yellow card with eight minutes left when he was judged to have brought down Federico Bernardeschi.
Zarate, whose introduction as a second-half substitute had sparked Fiorentina's comeback, could have little complaint, though, as he was dismissed seconds after the winning goal for grabbing Jeison Murillo around the neck in an off-the-ball incident.
Midfielder Kondogbia was sent off after the final whistle for dissent, with television footage showing him applauding referee Paolo Mazzoleni sarcastically.
Victory extended Fiorentina's unbeaten Serie A run to five matches as they moved above Roma into the third and final Champions League qualification spot.
They dominated the opening 25 minutes - with only a brilliant Telles clearance denying Josip Ilicic an opening goal - but were deflated when Brozovic finished a brilliant Inter counter-attack by firing Rodrigo Palacio's cross high into the net.
Valero headed Fiorentina level from Ilicic's deflected cross after an hour, and the home side had the better of the match after that; coming out on top in a crazy finale as Inter suffered a defeat that leaves them in fifth place.
Line-ups
Fiorentina
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Tatarusanu
- 32Roncaglia
- 2RodrÃguez
- 13Astori
- 28AlonsoBooked at 47mins
- 8VecinoSubstituted forFacundo Costaat 87'minutes
- 20Valero Iglesias
- 27TelloSubstituted forZárateat 58'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 72IlicicSubstituted forBabacarat 87'minutes
- 10Bernardeschi
- 9N KalinicBooked at 75mins
Substitutes
- 4Tomovic
- 6Facundo Costa
- 7Zárate
- 16Blaszczykowski
- 23Pasqual
- 24Lezzerini
- 26Kone
- 30Babacar
- 33Sepe
Inter Milan
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Handanovic
- 55Nagatomo
- 25Miranda
- 24Murillo
- 12Alex TellesBooked at 82mins
- 77BrozovicBooked at 68mins
- 17MedelBooked at 11mins
- 7KondogbiaBooked at 90mins
- 8PalacioBooked at 76minsSubstituted forD'Ambrosioat 84'minutes
- 9IcardiBooked at 28mins
- 23ÉderSubstituted forPerisicat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 10Jovetic
- 11Biabiany
- 21Santon
- 22Ljajic
- 27Gnoukouri
- 30Carrizo
- 31Zonta
- 33D'Ambrosio
- 44Perisic
- 46Berni
- 97Manaj
- Referee:
- Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni
- Attendance:
- 30,486
Match Stats
Home TeamFiorentinaAway TeamInter Milan
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away1
- Corners
- Home7
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away14
Live Text
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Dismissal
Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) is shown the red card.
Full Time
Second Half ends, Fiorentina 2, Inter Milan 1.
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Offside, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Jeison Murillo is caught offside.
Dismissal
Mauro Zárate (Fiorentina) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
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Foul by Mauro Zárate (Fiorentina).
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Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Fiorentina 2, Inter Milan 1. Khouma Babacar (Fiorentina) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Khouma Babacar (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Mauro Zárate (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
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Nikola Kalinic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Miranda (Inter Milan).
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Offside, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
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Foul by Gonzalo RodrÃguez (Fiorentina).
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Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Fiorentina. Khouma Babacar replaces Josip Ilicic.
Substitution
Substitution, Fiorentina. Tino Costa replaces Matias Vecino.
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Nikola Kalinic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Miranda (Inter Milan).
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Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mauro Icardi.
