Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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MILAN (AP) - Sofyan Amrabat scored in the 89th minute as Fiorentina won 2-1 at Spezia on Monday to move closer to the European qualification places in the Italian league.
The victory moved eighth-place Fiorentina to within a point of Roma and within three points of sixth-place Lazio with a game in hand compared to both rivals.
Fiorentina had lost 3-0 to Lazio at home in the previous round but was coming off another last-minute win at Atalanta in the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup.
Krzysztof Piatek put the visitors ahead with a goal in the 42nd before Spezia equalized through Kevin Agudelo in the 74th. Amrabat's winner came with a shot from outside the area after an assist by Arthur Cabral.
Piatek had missed a penalty kick in the 16th.
Spezia, sitting in 14th place and five points above the relegation zone, had won four of its last six matches, including at third-place Napoli in December and at league leader AC Milan in January.
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Fiorentina's Krzysztof Piatek celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Spezia's Riccardo Saponara, left and Fiorentina's Ebrima Colley battle for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Spezia's Giulio Maggiore, right, and Fiorentina's Youssef Maleh battle for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Spezia's Kevin Agudelo celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Spezia's Jakub Kiwior, left, and Fiorentina's Riccardo Sottil battle for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Spezia's Arkadiusz Reca, left, and Fiorentina's Youssef Maleh battle for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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Spezia's Arkadiusz Reca, right, and Fiorentina's Nicolas Gonzalez battle for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Calcio Spezia and Fiorentina in Alberto Picco Stadium in La Spezia, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
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