ROME, OCT 20 - Fiorentina on Sunday demolished 10-man Lecce, winning 6-0 in an away match to move up to fifth position, six points behind Napoli on Sunday. Meanwhile Napoli will remain at the helm of Serie A for at least another week after winning 1-0 at Empoli on Sunday and moving three points ahead of Juventus,

On the eighth day of the championship, Fiorentina visits Lecce at the Via del Mare stadium. Palladino's team is coming off a home victory against Milan and wants to continue its positive streak.

It has been a tough start to the campaign for Lecce as they begin the weekend hovering just above the bottom three and the relegation places. They now take on a Fiorentina side that are firmly ensconced in the middle-of-the-table with one defeat in seven matches.

Fiorentina were already leading 2-0 when Lecce went down to 10 men and ran riot with braces for Danilo Cataldi and Andrea Colpani.The Viola had their confidence boosted by the victory over Milan and

Lecce threatened a bit, with Andrea Colpani conceding fouls outside the box, but the visitors got the breakthrough. It was Moise Kean who tracked down a long ball and kept it in for Robin Gosens, who found Edoardo Bove in the box.