Fiorentina welcome Atalanta to the Stadio Artemio Franchi for their Coppa Italia semi-final first leg. La Viola will be counting on home advantage here and should claim the slight edge over Atalanta, who are a bit unconvincing on their travels.
Having lost in the final of last season’s Coppa Italia, Fiorentina will be looking to go one better this time around. However, they are yet to earn a regulation time win in the competition and needed penalties to see off Parma and Bologna in the last two rounds.
Fiorentina head into Wednesday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 defeat to AC Milan in a Serie A fixture last weekend. The good news is that it was the first defeat in their last seven matches across all competitions, although they have played out four draws in that run.
The defeat to AC Milan is also the first in five home matches across all competitions for Fiorentina. Among the results in that run for Vincenzo Italiano’s men is a 2-1 victory over Lazio and a 5-1 thrashing of Frosinone.
Atalanta claimed a 2-1 victory over AC Milan to secure a place in the semi-final of the Coppa Italia. They fought back from a goal down with a brace from Teun Koopmeiners earning them the win.
The Bergamo club have shown some good form lately as they are unbeaten in their last five matches. They travel to Florence off the back of a 3-0 victory Napoli in a Serie A fixture last Saturday.
The win at Napoli was the first in five away matches for Atalanta, although they have played out three draws in that run. A major problem for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side is a lack of discipline at the back having kept just one clean sheet in their last nine matches across all competitions.
How the bookies view it
Fiorentina have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 6/4 by 10bet to claim the win. A victory for Atalanta is valued at 9/5 by Unibet while William Hill is offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head
Fiorentina have a 23-13 advantage with 18 draws from 54 previous matches against Atalanta. La Viola are also unbeaten in the last three fixtures at the Stadio Artemio Franchi and claimed a 3-2 victory in the Serie A meeting back in September.
Players to watch
Fiorentina have multiple attacking threats with Nicolas Gonzalez and Lucas Beltran often among the goals. Gonzalez is priced at 9/4 by bet365 to find the net on Wednesday while Unibet is offering 18/5 on Beltran in the same market.
Gianluca Scamacca has been the man in form for Atalanta lately, with three goals in his last four matches. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 9/4 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
It was a five goal thriller in the Serie A meeting back in September and a similar outcome could be on the cards. Over 3.5 goals is priced at 9/4 by bet365, over 2.5 goals is valued at 17/20 with Paddy Power while William Hill is offering 7/10 on both teams to score.
Fiorentina have opened the scoring in three of their last four matches and could be backed to grab the first goal on Wednesday at 10/11 with BoyleSports.
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