On the 26th day of Serie A, Fiorentina (8th, 39 pts) hosted Atalanta Bergamo (5th, 44 pts) this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. At Artemio Franchi in Florence, the Gigliati, winners of their opponent of the day (3-2) ten days ago in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup, hoped to continue their march forward after the success gleaned against La Spezia (2-1) on the previous day. For its part, the Dea, which had just passed under the American flag, remained on a victory against Olympiakos in the Europa League (2-1) and a frustrating draw against Juventus who had equalized in added time (1 -1).
In a generally closed meeting, the Viola tried to set its pace in the first moments. In vain. Guilty of some technical waste around the opposing area, the locals could not tell the difference. Back to back at the break, the two formations also neutralized each other on the restart and it was finally necessary to wait for the dawn of the hour of play to see things settle. New Fio recruit, on loan from Hertha Berlin, Krzysztof Piątek allowed his team to win by the smallest of margins (1-0, 56th). A victory that allows Fiorentina to move up to 7th place. For its part, the Bergamo club remains 5th.
The official line-ups at kick-off
Fiorentina starting XI
FORMAZIONE 📋Il nostro XI against Atalanta ⚜️Presented by @EA_FIFA_Italia #ForzaViola 💜 #FiorentinaAtalanta pic.twitter.com/wMbp0tnoYc
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The XI of Atalanta Bergamo
👥 La nostra formazione titolare!⚡️ Nerazzurri line-up to face @acffiorentina!Presented by @Plus500#FiorentinaAtalanta #SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/GsGWJTwbVz
— Atalanta BC (@Atalanta_BC) February 20, 2022
