Atalanta-Fiorentina 2-0
GOALS: 41’pt Kossounou, 7’st Lookman.
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi 7; Kossounou 7.5, Hien 7 (41’st Kolasinac sv), Djimsiti 7; Bellanova 7, De Roon 6.5, Ederson 7 (22’st Pasalic 6), Zappacosta 6.5 (22’st Zalewski 6.5); De Ketelaere 7.5, Lookman 8 (32’st Sulemana 6); Scamacca 6.5 (32’st Krstovic 6). On the bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Musah, Samardzic, Brescianini, Bernasconi, Ahanor, Maldini. Coach: Palladino 7.5.
FIORENTINA (3-5-2): De Gea 7; Pongracic 5.5, Pablo Marì 5.5 (30’st Comuzzo), Ranieri 5.5; Dodo 5 (19’st Fortini 6), Mandragora 5, Fagioli 5 (19’st Gudmundsson 5.5), Sohm 5.5 (34’st Ndour sv), Parisi 5.5; Kean 6, Piccoli 6 (34’st Richardson sv). On the bench: Lezzerini, Martinelli, Dzeko, Nicolussi Caviglia, Viti, Kouadio, Kouamé. Coach: Vanoli 5.5.
REFEREE: Marcenaro di Genova 6.5
NOTES: pitch in good condition. Attendance: 21,591. Booked: Pongracic, Pablo Marì, Mandragora, Hien. Corners 4-5. Recovery: 1’pt, 4’st.
Atalanta returns to winning in the league after two months of abstinence: the match against Fiorentina ends 2-0, with goals from Kossounou and Lookman being decisive. Second home win in Serie A for the Bergamo team, the Viola still fail to get the three points. And the situation becomes difficult, the one against Sassuolo already becomes an inside or outside match. The Nerazzurri, now up to eleventh position, will instead play at Verona. The former Palladino (last season he led the Gigliati) deployed the same attack seen in Frankfurt, with Scamacca as the sole striker supported by De Ketelaere and Lookman. Several changes for Vanoli, who compared to the defeat against Aek has deployed Kean and the former Piccoli in attack, both in the sights of the coach Gennaro Gattuso (in the stands of the New Balance Arena). The Viola started with their foot pressed on the accelerator, the two strikers’ double chance was neutralized by Carnesecchi, who was especially reactive on the second tap-in near the six-yard box.
The Goddess attempted to manage possession, De Ketelaere was among the most dangerous, De Gea’s two interventions were decisive and kept the score at 0-0. The advantage of the Bergamo team was realized in the 41st minute when Kossounou, on a cross shot, mocked the Spanish goalkeeper. A goal that cut the legs of Vanoli’s team, in the second half the timid reaction was not enough to avoid Lookman’s 2-0, which came after yet another save from De Gea himself.
The guests relied on Sohm, but the Swiss’ shot was deflected for a corner by Zappacosta. There was also bad luck involved, with Kean hitting the post on a cross from Mandragora. In the final celebration for players and fans from Bergamo, a completely different atmosphere in the Viola home with the players who had a confrontation with the supporters following the team under the away team. On Wednesday the Bergamo players will play the round of 16 of the Italian Cup against Genoa (3.00 pm), while Fiorentina will play on January 27th against Como.