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48% Ball Possession ATALANTA and 52% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Atalanta 2 – 3 Fiorentina 
84′ Andrea Conti 67′ Matías Fernández
90′ Mauricio Pinilla 81′ Cristian Tello
. 87′ Nikola Kalinic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Atalanta, 13th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Fiorentina, 3rd position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +20
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fiorentina | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 44:24 | 20 | 49 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23:27 | -4 | 29 |
Fiorentina are just -9 points behind Juventus holding the first position with 58 points. Fiorentina need a victory to keep the third position as they are only +1 point ahead of Inter with 48 points and +2 points ahead of Roma with 47 points. There are 52 precedents between Genoa vs Fiorentina at the Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium. Stats showing Atalanta with 19 wins, 20 draws, and Fiorentina with 13 wins. Atalanta scoring 58 goals and Fiorentina scoring 55 goals.
Fiorentina opening the score in the 67th minute. It’s midfielder Matías Fernández to defeat Atalanta goalkeeper Sportiello with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Cristian Tello.
Photo: facebook.com/ACFFiorentina/
In the 81st minute, Fiorentina increasing the score with Cristian Tello scoring his first goal with Fiorentina this season.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Edy Reja:
ATALANTA (4-3-3): Sportiello; Conti, Tolói, Masiello, Dramé; Cigarini, de Roon, Kurtić; Diamanti, Gómez, Pinilla.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Paulo Sousa:
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Tătărușanu; Rodríguez, Astori, Roncaglia, Pasqual; Tello, Mati Fernandez; Badelj, Vecino, Bernardeschi; Babacar.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of ATALANTA: Alejandro Gomez with 5 goals
Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Josip Ilicic with 10 goals
| ATALANTA | Goals | Goals | FIORENTINA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomez, Alejandro | 5 | 10 | Ilicic, Josip |
| Denis, German | 4 | 10 | Kalinic, Nikola |
| Pinilla, Mauricio | 3 | 5 | Babacar, Khouma |
| Conti, Andrea | 1 | 4 | Valero, Borja |
| Moralez, Maxi | 1 | 3 | Rodriguez, Gonzalo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 14/02/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Atalanta | 0:0 | Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Atalanta – Empoli | 0:0 | Round 24 | |||
| 03/02/16 | SA | Verona – Atalanta | 2:1 | Round 23 |
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 18/02/16 | UELK | Fiorentina – Tottenham | 1:1 | Round of 32 |
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| 14/02/16 | SA | Fiorentina – Inter | 2:1 | Round 25 | |||
| 06/02/16 | SA | Bologna – Fiorentina | 1:1 | Round 24 |
Photo: facebook.com/atalantabc
2015– 2016 Italian Serie A Week 26
Atalanta 1 – 2 Fiorentina
Sunday 21 February 2016
Atleti Azzurri D’Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy
15:00
Referee: CELI
Assistants: FIORITO – CRISPO
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: NASCA
Goals: 67′ Matías Fernández (F), 81′ Cristian Tello (F), 84′ Andrea Conti (A), 87′ Nikola Kalinic (F)
Official lineups – formations:
ATALANTA (4-3-3): Sportiello; Conti, Tolói, Masiello, Dramé; Cigarini, de Roon, Kurtić; Diamanti, Gómez, Pinilla.
Subs: Bassi, Radunović, Brivio, Stendardo, Bellini, Paletta, D’Alessandro, Migliaccio, Freuler, Raimondi, Gagliardini, Borriello, Monachello, Gakpé.
Coach: Reja.
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Tătărușanu; Rodríguez, Astori, Roncaglia, Pasqual; Tello, Mati Fernandez; Badelj, Vecino, Bernardeschi; Babacar.
Subs: Lezzerini, Tomović, Costa, Błaszczykowski, Kone, Kalinić, Iličić.
Coach: Sousa
Match Stats
| Atalanta | Match Stats | Fiorentina |
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 12(4) | Shots (on goal) | 15 (8) |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 48% | Ball Possession | 52% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |