Serie A: Lazio comeback downs Frosinone, Luca Ranieri strikes late as Fiorentina net dramatic win over Torino

Lazio secured a comeback win over Frosinone in Serie A on Friday night, while Fiorentina secured a 1-0 victory over Torino to move into the top four.

Lazio’s last game before Christmas was a 2-0 victory at Empoli, while Frosinone had suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Juventus last Saturday.

The away side started the evening six points off the drop, so a win would have gone some way to easing their relegation worries this season, while Lazio needed a victory if they were to keep up their hopes of landing a top-four finish this season.

There looked to be an upset on the cards when Matias Soule put Frosinone ahead from the spot just before the hour mark, but Lazio rallied quickly to blitz their opponents.

Valentin Castellanos scored on 70 minutes, with Gustav Isaksen completing the turnaround two minutes later.

With six minutes of normal time remaining, Patric added a third to give Lazio a relatively calm finish as they finished the day in eighth, while Frosinone are 14th.

In the other late evening kick-off, league leaders Inter Milan were heavy favourites against Genoa, who started - and finished - the day in 13th place in Serie A.

On-loan striker, veteran Marko Arnautovic broke the deadlock for last season’s beaten UEFA Champions League finalists, before in-demand central defender Radu Dragusin levelled seven minutes into first-half injury time as the match finished 1-1.

Earlier in the evening, Torino brought a four-match undefeated streak to Florence, with the home side needing to win to keep the pressure on the top four.

Luca Ranieri scored on 83 minutes to put his side ahead - a goal that proved to be the winner.

It was Ranieri's first goal in the league this season, with the defender emerging as a regular first-team choice in the current season.

Vicenzo Italiano guided I Viola to an eighth-place finish last season, and he continues to build upon that foundation as they stand a real chance of finishing in the UEFA Champions League spots.

Meanwhile, Napoli and Monza played out a goalless draw at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Walter Mazzarri's side had lost their last match, a heated defeat away to Roma that saw Matteo Politano and Victor Osimhen both sent off.

The scores were level as they headed into the tunnel at half-time. Napoli had 11 shots to their opponent’s two, but managed to get just two of them on target as they laboured without their first-choice forward to lead the line as Giacomo Raspadori played through the middle.

Monza were reduced to 10 men in the 95th minute when Mirko Maric saw red, but Napoli couldn't find a way through.

In a feisty encounter, both Mazzarri and his opposite number Raffaele Palladino were sent off from the bench.

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