Atalanta-Fiorentina is a Serie A Week 29 replay and is played on Sunday at 6 p.m.: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
An unusual recovery, with the championship practically over. The match between Atalanta and Fiorentina, which was originally supposed to be played last March – it was postponed due to the illness that occurred, a few hours before the start of the match, to the Viola’s allore general manager Joe Barone, who later passed away – and, in light of the two teams’ continuous midweek commitments, could not be made up before the last day of Serie A due to the absence of available dates.
For the Viola, this is little more than a friendly, which Vincenzo Italiano’s team would have gladly avoided playing if they could, as it comes just days after the very strong disappointment in the Conference League. Fiorentina, just like last year, fell just at the most beautiful moment, chastened in the Athens final by a goal from Moroccan striker El Kaabi with a handful of minutes to go in penalty kicks (1-0). Defeat basically deserved: the performance of Biraghi and his teammates was insufficient in all respects, with the usual sore point of the goals devoured. No cup and no Europa League qualification for a Fiorentina that can no longer go beyond eighth place – it will play the Conference again – and that is preparing for a summer of changes: Italiano (and along with him several players) have their bags packed. Atalanta, on the other hand, still has a “small” goal. And that is to overtake Juventus and finish in third place.
La Dea has not lifted its foot off the accelerator after the historic Europa League victory. A week ago, it won 3-0 over Torino, effectively preventing Roma from pulling off a Champions League pass.
Atalanta-Fiorentina: latest lineup news
Gasperini has no need for turnover and will play with the starters. Up front Scamacca will get the better of Touré and will be supported by Koopmeiners and De Ketelaere. In midfield de Roon is still absent: next to Ederson Pasalic will play again.
It is a rebus the lineup that will field Italiano four days after the Conference League final. The purple coach could give space to those who were not engaged in Athens, for example Beltran but also to several second lines such as Barak and Castrovilli. Mandragora is absent as he is disqualified.
The prediction
Two teams meeting for the fourth time this season. Fiorentina had the better of the two matches staged at the “Franchi”; in Bergamo, on the other hand, Atalanta won 4-1 in the return semifinal of the Coppa Italia, overturning the result of the first leg. Since mid-April, La Dea has lost only to Juventus in the Coppa Italia final – missing the chance to lift another trophy – and the greater motivation than a Fiorentina still reeling from the tremendous disappointment in the Conference League will make the difference. We predict a fairly straightforward success for Gasperini’s team in a match of at least three goals overall.
The probable lineups of Atalanta-Fiorentina
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Hateboer, Ederson, Pasalic, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners, De Ketelaere; Scamacca.
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi; Arthur, Duncan; Ikoné, Beltran, Castrovilli; Belotti.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
