Manuel Pasqual scored the only goal as Fiorentina moved up to fifth in Serie A by edging out struggling Genoa 1-0 on Thursday night.
Pasqual's 14th-minute strike gave the visitors a lead they never surrendered in a fiery clash that saw eight players booked.
Genoa's recent woes show no sign of ending however, as they slumped to their third successive defeat.
