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At 19:30 Beijing time on February 20, a match in the 26th round of Serie A was contested, and Serie A powerhouse Atalanta challenged Fiorentina. Atalanta's record in the league is average, and there is a big gap from the top of the table. For Atalanta, trying to qualify for the Champions League is the most important goal. Juventus, Lazio and Roma are all formidable rivals for Atalanta. Atalanta's recent league record has been a bit poor, with four consecutive league games without winning, drawing with Inter, Lazio and Juventus, losing to Cagliari. Atalanta desperately need a win to get out of the league. This time Atalanta encountered Fiorentina, the two sides have lost the last two meetings against Atalanta, and now it is still a huge challenge for Atalanta to meet again.
For the game Gasperini sent out a 3412 formation. Musso served as the starting goalkeeper. Jimcidi, De Miral and Rafael Troy paired up at 3 defenders. Zapa Costa, Freuil, De Jongn and Hartbauer form a four-midfielder. Kupmenas, Boga and Malinovsky joined forces. Mihaila and Passaric sit on the bench. Zapata and Milanchuk are out with injuries.
Just 5 minutes into the game, Gonzalez barbed the shot from inside the penalty area, did not kick the right part, the ball floated high and out of the bottom line. In the 18th minute, it was still Gonzalez who made the threat, he nodded the ball inside the box and attacked the goal, the top was too straight, and the goalkeeper confiscated the ball. Eight minutes later, De Miral flicked his head towards goal, deflected off the top and deflected the ball off the left upright. Six minutes later, Kupmenas had a great one-handed chance, but his shot was saved by the goalkeeper, which was a shame to waste such a good opportunity. At half-time, the score was still 0-0! Atalanta had only 38 percent possession in the first half, with three shots on target and one on target, failing to score. Fiorentina also had just three shots on goal in the first half and also failed to score.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 46th minute, Gonzalez sent a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Castrovelli fired a direct shot that was slightly higher. In the 55th minute, Fiorentina scored! Gonzalez sent the ball straight in, Piyantek stepped forward, got the chance to face the goalkeeper after getting the ball, he shot calmly and low, and the ball scored! Piantek slid to his knees after scoring the goal to celebrate! Five minutes later, Malinovsky volleyed in, but he was offside and the goal was ruled invalid. Gasperini exploded, dissatisfied with the referee's decision, and was sent off with a red card. In the end, Atalanta lost 1-0 to Fiorentina. Atalanta suffered a five-round winless run in the league. As Juve's rival, Atalanta continues to lose points, which is great news for Juve, Juve have benefited from the air, and the 4th position is more stable.