On the evening of February 20, Beijing time, a match in the 26th round of Serie A, Fiorentina and Atalanta began to compete, which was a key battle for European qualification. In the end, relying on Pianteke's goal in the second half, Fiorentina beat Atalanta 1-0 and advanced roma in the table to 7th place.
In the winter window, Fiorentina sold Vlahović at a high price, and they brought in former Milan striker Pijantek as a replacement. In the previous Coppa Italia, Piyantek's performance was quite good, achieving a double in the game and helping the team eliminate opponents. In the last round of the league, Pianteke also scored again in Serie A after a gap of 799 days.
Atalanta has performed well over the past few seasons, but there has been a certain decline this season. In the group stage of the Champions League, they failed to qualify and had to go to the Europa League play-off knockouts. Midweek Atalanta's victory over Olympiacos was draining their energy. In contrast, Florence had plenty of time to prepare for war.
In the first half of the game, the two sides did not pose much threat. In the 33rd minute, Atalanta midfielder Kupmenas formed a one-handed opportunity after receiving a wonderful pass from his teammate, but unfortunately he was saved by Fiorentina goalkeeper Draonovsky, and the two sides returned to the dressing room 0-0 at halftime.
Just after returning from the second half, Fiorentina managed to break the deadlock. A successful forward insertion, Piantek pushed the ball, including this game, scored 4 goals in 3 games, the performance is very helpful. After selling Vlahović for more than 8,000W, Fiorentina rented Pijantek for almost free, a god-made deal.
In the 61st minute, a controversial scene occurred on the field. Malinovsky volleyed to equalise, but the referee thought the goal was offside. Atlanta's head coach Gasperini protested angrily and was sent off by the referee who showed him a red card.
Losing the command of the head coach on the sidelines, Atalanta was also lacking in luck, and finally lost the game to Fiorentina 0-1. The last time Atalanta won in the league was on the 9th of last month. In the past 5 rounds, Fiorentina have only drawn 3 and lost 2 times, losing 12 points. After losing the Coppa Italia, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Atalanta, currently ranked No. 5, to return to the top 4. Yuwen drew, but in the case of a draw with Fiorentina, the Bianconeri extended their advantage.
And Fiorentina's win was not a good thing for Mourinho's Roma team. Rome drew again in this round, while Fiorentina successfully overtook Roma after this round of matches and also had the advantage of one game less. Mourinho's team has now fallen to 8th place, worse than last season's results.