At 03:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 25, 2024, the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals will start on time, and Atalanta will return to their home stadium to face Fiorentina with the Purple Lily. Who's going to be killed in this game? I'm going to give you some brief analysis of this game.
Atalanta, who play at home, have been in fine form this season, knocking out Reds and Liverpool in the third tier of the Coppa Italia to qualify for the knockout rounds of the Europa League. The league win over Monza moved them up to sixth, three points behind fifth-placed Roma. With Serie A securing five Champions League places next season, Atalanta still have hopes of hitting the Champions League. In the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals, Atalanta lost 1-0 to Fiorentina and they hoped to use home advantage to make a comeback and advance to the final.
Purple Lily Fiorentina, like Atalanta, are also facing a third-tier battle this season. Fiorentina, who are ninth in the league, are seven points behind Atalanta and have little hope of qualifying for next season's European competition, but Fiorentina have successfully eliminated their opponents in the Europa Conference League and won 1-0 at home to Atalanta in the first leg of the Coppa Italia. Fiorentina, who are away this time, hope to maintain their lead in the peacekeeping and successfully advance to the Coppa Italia final. If Fiorentina can hold on to their first-leg win and progress to the final, they will have a chance to end their title drought since 2001. They lost to Inter Milan last season and missed out on the trophy.
In terms of head-to-head records, Atalanta, who are playing at home, have won 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 6 times they have faced Purple Lily Fiorentina, and they are at a disadvantage across the board. If you look at the head-to-head records of the two sides alone, Fiorentina, who personally supports away games, remains unbeaten and successfully advances to the final to compete with Juventus for the Coppa Italia title.