Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     FiorentinaFiorentina
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Yacine HamadouY. Hamadou83
G
1captain
G
77Noah ChevallierN. Chevallier
John KalacJ. Kalac77
D
2
D
87Gianmarco CimarelliG. Cimarelli
Matthew AddoM. Addo84
D
3
D
85Arthur AzevedoA. Azevedo
Mathias GustafssonM. Gustafsson85
D
4
D
73Martino LeoneM. Leone
Jes OlesenJ. Olesen83
D
5
M
81Davide TerrevoliD. Terrevoli
Guerino VenturaG. Ventura85
M
6
M
83Liam CasazzaL. Casazza
Ovidiu NanuO. Nanu92
M
7
M
83Liam FranciosoL. Francioso
Youri YanowskiY. Yanowski84
A
8
M
86Gialuca FilippiniG. Filippini
Almamy MiézanA. Miézan90
A
captain9
A
80Nicola Carlo TacchinardiN. Tacchinardi
Zbigniew SmolarekZ. Smolarek87
A
10
A
77Rosario TaranaR. Tarana
Moritz LeitnerM. Leitner81
A
11
A
82Eduardo HerreraE. Herrera
 
Edgar PasanenE. Pasanen79
D
12
M
79Nicola NunziataN. Nunziata
Ljubisa SoglianoL. Sogliano83
M
13
M
73Pasquale BorgobelloP. Borgobello
Giulio LannaG. Lanna87
A
14
A
75Aladino ScalabrelliA. Scalabrelli

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Fiorentina. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carmelo Giampaolo.


0.00
Fiorentina start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.49
Martino Leone flicks a high pass forward to Liam Casazza who brings the ball under control. Liam Casazza makes a probing pass to Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Yacine Hamadou manages to keep it out.
6.23
Ovidiu Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner passes the ball forward to Guerino Ventura. Guerino Ventura side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Noah Chevallier!
8.43
Gialuca Filippini flicks a high pass forward. Rosario Tarana controls it well on his chest. Rosario Tarana plays a scrappy one-two with Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi and advances towards the goal... Rosario Tarana takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Yacine Hamadou.
14.52
Gialuca Filippini plays the ball forward to Rosario Tarana. Rosario Tarana cuts inside the box! Matthew Addo catches Rosario Tarana on the ankles. Rosario Tarana appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
16.09
Ovidiu Nanu hacks Martino Leone from behind! The referee brings Ovidiu Nanu to one side and gives him a warning! Martino Leone runs off the knock.
21.40
Liam Casazza powers a long ball forward. Eduardo Herrera plays a scrappy one-two with Gialuca Filippini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Eduardo Herrera rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.28
Mathias Gustafsson flicks a high pass forward to Guerino Ventura who brings the ball under control. Guerino Ventura threads the ball through to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Noah Chevallier who gathers it comfortably.
33.23
Ovidiu Nanu threads the ball through to Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youri Yanowski but the linesman indicates offside!
36.47
Almamy Miézan knocks the ball forward to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski makes a probing pass to Ovidiu Nanu but he's offside!
38.38
Ovidiu Nanu hacks Liam Casazza from behind! Ovidiu Nanu is warned by the referee again! Liam Casazza runs off the knock.
42.25
Ovidiu Nanu chips the ball to his team mate, Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Fiorentina also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atalanta players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Atalanta start the second half!
51.01
Liam Francioso hacks Ovidiu Nanu from behind! The referee warns Liam Francioso to calm down! Ovidiu Nanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.12
Ovidiu Nanu threads a neat ball through to Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski whips in a cross ball towards Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.14
Ovidiu Nanu makes a simple pass to Guerino Ventura. Guerino Ventura makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youri Yanowski. Youri Yanowski knocks the ball forward to Zbigniew Smolarek but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.59
Rosario Tarana flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Herrera controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
63.09
Ovidiu Nanu clumsily knocks into Liam Francioso. Ovidiu Nanu is shown the yellow card! Liam Francioso runs off the knock.
65.52
Liam Francioso makes a simple pass to Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi. Nicola Carlo Tacchinardi threads a neat, attacking ball through to Rosario Tarana. Matthew Addo clumsily knocks into Rosario Tarana. Rosario Tarana appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
69.30
John Kalac pushes mid-way up the pitch. John Kalac threads a neat ball through to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ovidiu Nanu provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball curls but is blocked by Arthur Azevedo's outstretched leg.
71.51
Davide Terrevoli passes the ball forward to Rosario Tarana. Rosario Tarana rushes past John Kalac! Rosario Tarana tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Yacine Hamadou. Excellent save.
73.05
John Kalac catches Gialuca Filippini on the ankles. The referee brings John Kalac to one side and gives him a warning! Gialuca Filippini stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.49
Almamy Miézan barges into Gialuca Filippini. Almamy Miézan is given a warning by the referee! Gialuca Filippini stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.41
Gianmarco Cimarelli chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Francioso. Liam Francioso takes it forward alone. Liam Francioso shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.31
Jes Olesen flicks a high pass forward to Ovidiu Nanu who brings the ball under control. Ovidiu Nanu makes a simple pass to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Almamy Miézan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Almamy Miézan!
84.50
Jes Olesen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Addo. Matthew Addo passes the ball forward to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan flicks the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Noah Chevallier. Excellent save.
85.40
Moritz Leitner flicks a high pass forward. Ovidiu Nanu collects the pass. Ovidiu Nanu knocks the ball forward to Zbigniew Smolarek but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.44
Matthew Addo threads the ball through to Guerino Ventura. Guerino Ventura flicks a high pass forward. Almamy Miézan collects the pass. Almamy Miézan finds some space and shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Noah Chevallier. What a save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Fiorentina
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
27.3%
46.8%
26%

Scorers
Zbigniew Smolarek 54
Almamy Miézan 79
Eduardo Herrera 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Almamy Miézan of Atalanta

Match Ratings