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61% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 39% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Fiorentina 3 – 2 Atalanta 
18′ José Basanta 9′ Davide Zappacosta
76′ Alessandro Diamanti 83′ Richmond Boakye
89′ Manuel Pasqual
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +10
Atalanta, 15th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -10
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fiorentina | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 32:22 | 10 | 35 |
| 15 | Atalanta | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19:29 | -10 | 23 |
Fiorentina celebrating an important home victory against Atalanta. A match full of goals and controversy. It’s the moment for Fiorentina to climb the Serie A Table while Atalanta gets closer to the relegation zone.
Stats in Florence in favor of Fiorentina. Out of the 51 games, Fiorentina with 33 wins, 11 draws and Atalanta with 7 wins. Last time Atalanta won at the Franchi Stadium was in the 1992-93 season.
Here is FIORENTINA official called up players by coach Vincenzo Montella:
Fiorentina (3-5-2): Tatarusanu; Savic, Basanta, Tomovic; Joaquin, Badelj, M. Fernandez, Borja Valero, Pasqual; Diamanti, Gomez.
Here is ATALANTA official called up players by coach Stefano Colantuono:
Atalanta (4-4-2): Sportiello; Benalouane, Stendardo, Masiello, Bellini; Zappacosta, Cigarini, Carmona, Moralez; Gomez, Denis.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 5 goals
Top scorer for ATALANTA: Forward German Denis and Maxi Moralez with 4 goals each
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babacar, Khouma | 5 | 4 | Moralez, Maxi |
| Cuadrado, Juan | 4 | 4 | Denis |
| Rodriguez, Gonzalo | 4 | 2 | Boakye, Richmond |
| Savic, Stefan | 2 | 2 | Zappacosta, Davide |
| Gomez, Mario | 2 | 1 | Estigarribia, Marcelo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 03/02/15 | CI | Roma – Fiorentina | 0:2 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 31/01/15 | SA | Genoa – Fiorentina | 1:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Roma | 1:1 | Round 20 |
Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 01/02/15 | SA | Atalanta – Cagliari | 2:1 | Round 21 | |||
| 25/01/15 | SA | Verona – Atalanta | 1:0 | Round 20 | |||
| 21/01/15 | CI | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 3:1 | Round 1/8 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players .
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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 22
Fiorentina 3 -2 Atalanta
Sunday 8 February 2015
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy
12:30
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – TASSO
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
Goals: 9′ Davide Zappacosta (A), 18′ José Basanta (F),
76′ Alessandro Diamanti (F), 83′ Richmond Boakye (A),
89′ Manuel Pasqual (F)
Official formations – lineups:
FIORENTINA (3-5-2): Tatarusanu; Tomovic, Basanta, Savic; Joaquin (65′ Joaquin), Fernandez, Badelj, Borja Valero (57′ Pizarro), Pasqual; Diamanti (81′ Rosi); M. Gomez.
Subs not used: (Neto, Rosati, Richards, Aquilani, Alonso, Gilardino, Kurtic, Babacar, Ilicic).
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
ATALANTA (4-4-1-1): Sportiello; Masiello, Benalouane, Stendardo, Bellini (61′ Del Grosso); Zappacosta, Cigarini, Carmona, A. Gomez (80′ Boakye); Moralez; Denis (65′ Pinilla).
Subs not used: (Avramov, Scaloni, Emanuelson, Biava, Grassi, Baselli, Migliaccio, D’Alessandro, Bianchi).
Coach: Stefano Colantuono
| Fiorentina | Match Stats | Atalanta |
| 3 | Goals | 2 |
| 18(8) | Shots (on goal) | 12(4) |
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 61% | Ball Possession | 39% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
Match Stats