Fiorentina tries to forget last Wednesday’s bitter evening in Athens, with a victory on the pitch of Atalanta still drunk from Friday’s celebration for winning the Europa League. In the recovery of the 29th matchday of Serie A, when the match was not played due to the illness of the Viola general manager Joe Barone, who later died after a few days at the San Raffaele in Milan, the Italiano’s team, on their farewell step, overcame 3-2 the Orobic one with Belotti, from Bergamo and Calcinate, a great protagonist with a brace in the 6th and 46th minutes. Gonzalez also scored for the guests in the 19th minute. The goals from Lookman in the 12th minute and Scalvini in the 32nd minute were useless for the home team, after he was released due to a problem with his left knee which puts his presence at Euro 2024 at great risk. The Dea thus ends the championship with 69 points in fourth place square, failing to overtake Juventus at the last minute, who finished in 3rd place with 71 points. The Viola instead finished in eighth place with 60 points.
The game breaks the deadlock after just six minutes, Castrovilli’s cross from the left, Belotti’s header left completely free, Carnesecchi only touches and the Viola take the lead. The Goddess equalized immediately in the 12th minute: an illuminating verticalization by De Ketelaere, Lookman sprints perfectly in depth and then passes him in front of Martinelli with the dig. In the 19th minute the goal festival continues and Italiano’s team takes the lead again. Another cross from the left, this time from Biraghi. Atalanta’s defense is immobile and Nico Gonzalez gives the Gigliati the lead with a half-volley. In the 32nd minute there was another equalizer with Scalvini scoring his first goal in the championship with a great shot from outside the area. First perfect control, with which he adjusts the ball for the conclusion, and then the shot to the right of the post by Martinelli.
In the 38th minute another deep through ball from De Ketelaere, perfect on Lookman’s run who enters the area but finds the decisive intervention from Martinez Quarta who slides and closes his path. In the 44th minute Gonzalez from the right, at the top of the area, puts a deep ball towards the goalkeeper, Ranieri comes in and heads it into the net but starting from an irregular position and Orsato cancels. In added time, Belotti scores a double: a corner taken at the near post, the Atalanta defense clears the ball, Beltran shoots at the spot, Belotti is on the path and hits the net from one metre.
At the start of the second half Fiorentina close to poker: Martinez Fourth vertically for Duncan who sprints into the area in a regular position, tries to get around Carnesecchi by widening to the left but then finishes on the outside of the net. At 10′ Lookman in the area, on the left, disorientates the opponent with a series of feints and swerves and then puts it in the center for the onrushing Pasalic, who finishes powerfully onto the crossbar. After the shot, the referee whistled Lookman for an initial offside, which would have canceled out the eventual goal. Shortly afterwards, double substitution by Gasperini: Scamacca and Miranchuk for Lookman and Holm. In the 20th minute, an incredible opportunity for Atalanta, with Miranchuk coming within a whisker of equalising. Perfect pass from Koopmeiners to Scamacca, at the edge of the area: equally fabulous connection and then the ball left there, on the run of Miranchuk, who enters the area, skipping over an opponent in the narrow area and then places it flat, sending it just wide.
In the 27th minute, a very long throw from midfield, a running Gonzalez heads it from outside the area, finding a parabola on which Carnesecchi has to put his decisive hand to lift the ball over the crossbar. At the half hour mark the first yellow card of the match: Martinez Quarta knocks down Touré who recently came on for De Ketelaere. In the 37th minute, a bad injury for Scalvini: Ikoné sprints to the left, the Italian defender tries to keep up with him but collapses to the ground in great pain. Very bad news for Spalletti’s national team, which has already lost Acerbi. Here’s Hateboer. In the 40th minute, Ranieri received a yellow card for a hold by Scamacca on the restart. He was warned by a booking and will miss the first day of the next championship. In full injury time the last chance for the Goddess with a header from Scamacca which Martinelli did well to deflect into a corner. Curtain. On the match and the championship.
