Luca Toni’s strike just before half time allowed Fiorentina to keep up their slim hopes of a Champions League spot this season, but also condemned his former side Palermo, to relegation. The veteran Italian, keen to impress on a rare start, came close in the opening stages as a Juan Cuadrado cross was pushed away from him. However the Sicilian side had chances of their own before the opening goal, with Ezequiel Munoz and Jasmin Kurtic both missing good opportunities. [...]

A first half Mauricio Pinilla brace propelled Cagliari to victory at the Stadio Is Arenas despite a late fight back from the Fiorentina. The visitors looked to characteristically dominate possession and impose themselves on the Islanders, but the home side were quick on the break and dangerous from set pieces throughout the game. Pinilla gave an early warning shot as his header glanced past the far post from a corner in the opening stages, then after just eleven minutes the [...]