Fiorentina bounced back from their humbling against Sevilla in the Europa League semi-finals with a comfortable 3-0 victory over already-relegated Parma this evening.
La Viola went down 5-0 on aggregate to the Spanish side on Thursday, but were quickly out of the blocks against Serie A's bottom side today.
They took the lead inside the opening quarter of an hour through Gonzalo Rodriguez, who rose highest to power home a loose bouncing ball in the area.
Fiorentina were close to doubling their advantage soon after, but they couldn't do so and Parma almost equalised when Raffaele Palladino failed to take a one-on-one opportunity.
Parma were made to pay for that miss as Alberto Gilardino flicked home Matias Fernandez's corner on the half-hour mark. It was the 12th time this season that La Viola had scored from a corner - more than anyone else in Serie A.
The second goal killed off Parma and Fiorentina made absolutely sure of three points when Mohamed Salah rounded off a slick move with a fizzing low drive 10 minutes into the second half.
Vincenzo Montella's side have won three Serie A games in a row for the first time this season and are two points clear of Genoa in the race for a Europa League place.
Pascal Lemesre
