Alarm bells are ringing at Fiorentina following a second significant defeat in the space of several days.

Napoli beat Vincenzo Montella’s side 3-0 on Sunday in Serie A, a result that followed Fiorentina’s home loss to Juventus by the same scoreline five days earlier in the second leg of a Coppa Italia semi-final.

“This was an ugly defeat,” Montella told Sky Sport Italia.

“We weren’t incisive, didn’t show character, heart or soul, so that worries me.

“We could have conceded a lot more than three, as we lost all logic in some of our defending.”

“Aside from what people might think, the race for European places is still wide open.”

The result dropped Fiorentina to fifth place, eight points adrift of Roma, who are third, with eight games remaining.