Fiorentina vs Atalanta Match Preview

Fiorentina have to focus on the Coppa Italia if they want to save somehow their season. In the league they are doing quite under what was expected from them, as they are ranked only at the 14th place with 21 points and won just one of the last five matches. After the injury of Ribery, the team lost a lot of power but they just bought Cutrone from Wolves and we saw him a few minutes against SPAL. He is expected to play here again and, who knows, maybe find his first goal with Fiorentina. At home, Fiorentina have scored at least a goal in ten out of 12 matches played this season in all competitions.

Atalanta, on the other hand, continue their great season as they are close to enter the top-four in Serie A and they have already secured a ticket for the knockout stage in the UEFA Champions League. Now they will try to continue their journey even in Coppa Italia as the team is in great momentum. Their main striker Duvan Zapata is finally back 100% and is expected as a starter here. Gollini is to rest and Sportiello should replace him, so I don't really expect the visitors to be very solid on the back. Alongside Zapata, we should see the duo Malinovkiy- Ilicic.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score a goal in this game. Fiorentina will have the advantage to play this duel in front of their fans, where they have been decent so far and like I said the new signing Cutrone should really help them in attack. Atalanta is the team with the best attack in Serie A this season and i expect them to score at least a goal.