Fiorentina hold a slim advantage as they travel to Atalanta for their Coppa Italia semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Atalanta are solid at home and should have the upper hand over La Viola, who are often unconvincing on their travels.
Atalanta do not have a heavy deficit to overturn but will be disappointed to have come away from the Artemio Franchi empty-handed. They held their own for large portions of the encounter and that performance will give them confidence on Wednesday.
It has been a solid enough campaign for Atalanta, who are pushing for domestic silverware while also in the semi-final of the Europa League. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men head into Wednesday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 victory at Monza in a Serie A fixture last weekend.
Atalanta will be counting on home form on Wednesday having won nine of their last 12 matches at Gewiss Stadium. However, they are often unconvincing at the back and are without a clean sheet in their last four matches in front of their fans.
Federico Gatti’s first half effort was enough to earn Fiorentina a 1-0 victory in the first leg at the Artemio Franchi. They rode their luck a few times in that encounter but were solid enough to hold out for the win.
La Viola have maintained their good form since that win and are unbeaten in their last four matches. Vincenzo Italiano’s men have progressed to the semi-final of the Europa Conference League in that time and also claimed a 2-0 victory at Salernitana in a Serie A fixture last weekend.
Fiorentina may have won at Salernitana last weekend but their away form has been a bit problematic in recent weeks. They have picked up just two wins from their last 10 away matches, suffering five defeats in that run.
How the bookies view it
Atalanta are considered overwhelming favourites on the bookies with a home win priced at 9/10 by 10Bet. A victory for Fiorentina is valued at 16/5 by Coral while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 by Paddy Power.
Head to head
Fiorentina have a 24-13 advantage with 18 draws from 55 previous matches against Atalanta. The first leg result means La Viola have now beaten the Bergamo club twice this season, although both wins have come at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Players to watch
Gianluca Scamacca had been the man in form for Atalanta, with seven goals in his last 10 matches across all competitions. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 8/5 by bet365 .
Nicolas Gonzalez was rested at the weekend and should return to the starting line-up on Wednesday. The forward is often involved in most of Fiorentina's attacking moves and is priced at 5/2 by bet365 to find the net.
Anything else catch the eye?
Atalanta and Fiorentina have quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score at 7/10 by William Hill. The Bergamo club have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last five matches and a repeat is priced at 3/4 by bet365 while over 3.5 is valued at 2/1 by Unibet.
There were more goals after the break in Atalanta’s fixture last weekend and a similar pattern is priced at 11/10 by Paddy Power.
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