By Anna Italia
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     50% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 50% Ball Possession ATALANTA
           Fiorentina 2 – 0 Atalanta
                                 16′ Josip Ilicic
                                 86′ Rafal Wolski

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Atalanta, 12th position with 27 points and a negative goal

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Diff.	Points
4	Fiorentina	22	12	5	5	40:24	16	41
12	Atalanta	22	8	3	11	24:30	-6	27

Fiorentina keeping up the race for the third position by defeating Atalanta at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.   Nothing to do for Atalanta, but to surrender to the goals by midfielder Josip Ilicic and  Rafal Wolski.

It is Fiorentina to open the score in the 16th minute with Josip Ilicic defeating Atalanta goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a left footed shot from a free kick in the top right corner. 

Match “secured” for Fiorentina in the 86th minute.  An assist by midfielder Matias Fernandez to midfielder Rafal Wolski defeating goalkeeper Consigli with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.  Interesting, great move by coach Vincenzo Montella because he had replaced Josip Ilicic in the 60th minute precisely with Wolski.  

Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:

Fiorentina (3-5-1-1): Neto, Savic, Compper, Diakite, Vargas, Borja Valero, Pizarro, Anderson, Cuadrado, Ilicic, Matri. 

Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Stefano Colantuono:

Atalanta (4-4-1-1): Consigli, Benalouane, Stendardo, Yepes, Del Grosso, Raimondi, Cigarini, Migliaccio, Bonaventura, Moralez, Denis.

Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game: No suspended players

Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for FIORENTINA:  Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Top scorer for ATALANTA: Forward German Denis with 9 goals

Fiorentina	Goals	Goals	Atalanta
Rossi, Giuseppe	14	9	Denis
Valero, Borja	5	4	Moralez, Maxi
Aquilani, Alberto	4	2	Brivio, Davide
Vargas, Juan Manuel	4	2	Stendardo, Guglielmo
Rodriguez, Gonzalo	2	2	Livaja, Marko

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:  1 draw, 2 lost

04/02/14	CI	Udinese – Fiorentina	2:1	Semifinal
01/02/14	SA	Cagliari – Fiorentina	1:0	Round 22
26/01/14	SA	Fiorentina – Genoa	3:3	Round 21

Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:  2 win, 1 lost

02/02/14	SA	Atalanta – Napoli	3:0	Round 22
26/01/14	SA	Turin – Atalanta	1:0	Round 21
19/01/14	SA	Atalanta – Cagliari	1:0	Round 20

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Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, Fiorentina vs Atalanta, Saturday 8 February 2014, Artemio Franchi Stadium, Florence, Italy, Serie A
Week 23

 

Italian Serie A Week 23

Fiorentina 2 – 0 Atalanta
Saturday 8 February 2014
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence,  Italy

18:00

Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: BIANCHI – GRILLI
Fourth Official: FAVERANI
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: CANDUSSIO

Attendance:

Goals: 16′ Josip Ilicic (F), 86′ Rafal Wolski (F)

Official formations – lineups:

Fiorentina (3-5-1-1): Neto, Savic, Compper, Diakite, Vargas, Borja Valero, Pizarro, Anderson, Cuadrado, Ilicic, Matri.  

Subs.: Rosati, Lupatelli, Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Bakic, Pasqual, Mati Fernandez, Joaquin, Wolski, Matos Ryder. 

Coach.  Vincenzo Montella.

Atalanta (4-4-1-1): Consigli, Benalouane, Stendardo, Yepes, Del Grosso, Raimondi, Cigarini, Migliaccio, Bonaventura, Moralez, Denis.  

Subs: Sportiello, Betancourt, Lucchini, Brivio, Nica Costantin, Giorgi, Carmona, Kone, Brienza, Estigarribia, Cazzola, De Luca. 

Coach: Stefano Colantuono.

Italian Serie A Week 23 Fiorentina 2 – 0 Atalanta Saturday 8 February 2014 Artemio Franchi Stadium Florence,  Italy 18:00 Referee: GUIDA
Fiorentina	Match Stats	Atalanta
2	Goals	0
19(5)	Shots (on goal)	10(3)
12	Fouls	14
10	Corner kicks	6
0	Offsides	1
50%	Ball Possession	50%
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Saves	3

 


What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?

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