Five Key Stats from Week 8 in Serie A: How Giuseppe Rossi destroyed Juventus

3. Ravenous Rossi vanquishes Juventus

There’s simply no denying that Giuseppe Rossi is every bit the player he was prior to the pair of devastating knee injuries that saw him lose 19 months of his promising career.

With Fiorentina two-nill down two after the first-half, the American-born Italy international put the Bianconeri to the sword with three goals in a span of 15 minutes to send the Artemio Franchi into raptures.

The 26-year-old’s glorious quarter-hour saw him soar to the top of the Serie A scoring charts with eight goals in as many domestic contests, igniting the fire once more in a Viola side that had taken just three points from their previous three matches.

And as few things mean more to the Florentine outfit’s faithful than toppling Juventus, Rossi has undoubtedly won a place in the hearts of the club’s supporters whilst he continues to prove to Italy boss Cesare Prandelli he will be an essential call-up for the World Cup next summer.