Fiorentina vs Atalanta, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Atalanta edge Fiorentina in thriller to climb back into fourth
Atalanta climbed back into the top four in Serie A as Josip Ilicic's second-half penalty earned his side a thrilling 3-2 victory at Fiorentina.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 5': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina).
- 5': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 6': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Offside, Atalanta. Luis Muriel tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 13': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
- 13': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Atalanta 1. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
- 15': Attempt saved. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross.
- 15': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 16': Offside, Fiorentina. Giacomo Bonaventura tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 18': Offside, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
- 18': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 23': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 23': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt missed. Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Kouamé with a headed pass.
- 28': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 28': Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Hand ball by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
- 30': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 31': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
- 31': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 34': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 37': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 38': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 38': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Atalanta 2. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Atalanta 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Atalanta 2.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Cristian Romero.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 51': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina).
- 53': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
- 53': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 55': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 56': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Atalanta 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martín Cáceres with a headed pass.
- 58': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 58': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 60': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt saved. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
- 60': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 60': Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Cáceres.
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Luis Muriel.
- 64': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 66': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Atalanta 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kouamé following a fast break.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 70': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Atalanta 3. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Fiorentina. Valentin Eysseric replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 70': Substitution, Fiorentina. Borja Valero replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
- 71': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 71': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 71': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
- 76': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Fiorentina).
- 77': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Lucas Martínez Quarta.
- 77': Substitution, Fiorentina. José Callejón replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 78': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 79': Offside, Fiorentina. Nikola Milenkovic tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 84': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by José Callejón (Fiorentina).
- 85': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a through ball.
- 86': Foul by José Callejón (Fiorentina).
- 86': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Duván Zapata.
- 88': Foul by José Callejón (Fiorentina).
- 88': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 88': José Callejón (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 89': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
- 90': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Dangerous play by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Borja Valero (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 2, Atalanta 3.
- 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 2, Atalanta 3.
Statistics
 ATA |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 501 | Accurate Passes | 297 |
| 594 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 12 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Fiorentina (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 20 | Germán Pezzella  |
| 2 | Lucas Martínez Quarta |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 10 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 34 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 11 | Christian Kouamé |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
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