Overview
Fiorentina have had relatively good results recently. They defeated Panathinaikos with a total score of 5-4 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League.
In Serie A, a 3-0 victory over Juventus helped Fiorentina accumulate 48 points after 29 matches and still have a chance to compete for a ticket to the European Cup next season.
Returning to the Serie A arena after the FIFA Days in March, Fiorentina will have to face 2 extremely difficult matches against Atalanta and AC Milan. If they achieve favorable results, coach Raffaele Palladino's team will be fully capable of finishing in a higher position than last season.
For Atalanta, the most recent defeat to Inter Milan has made their Scudetto competition opportunity more fragile than ever. Atalanta are now 6 points behind Inter. Therefore, Atalanta are not allowed to lose any more points if they still want to compete for the championship. Being left out of the Champions League could help them fully focus on Serie A for the rest of the season.
Strangely, Atalanta often have better away results, remaining unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A games. The goals came for Gian Piero Gasperini's team comfortably, with a 5-0 victory over Verona and Empoli among the recent impressive results away from home.
In the last 10 meetings, Fiorentina have been the better team with 6 wins, while Atalanta have only overcome their opponents 3 times. However, Atalanta have a better force than their opponents. Both teams have their own advantages in this match and can be satisfied with 1 point.
Personnel situation
In addition to Eduardo Bove and Andrea Colpani, Fiorentina have a full squad with Moise Kean, Robin Gosens and Albert Guomundsson expected to start.
On the other side of the front line, Atalanta will be without Mateo Retegui, Gianluca Scamacca, Odilon Kossounou, Giorgio Scalvini, Stefan Posch, Juan Cuadrado and Ibrahim Sulemana due to injury. Ederson, meanwhile, is suspended. Ademola Lookman, Charles De Ketelaere and Mario Pasalic will still be in the squad.
Expected lineup:
Fiorentina: De Gea, Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri, Dodo, Mandragora, Cataldi, Fagioli, Gosens, Gudmundsson, Kean.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Bellanova, De Roon, Pasalic, Zappacosta, Brescianini, Lookman, De Ketelaere.
The match between Fiorentina and Atalanta takes place at 20:00 on March 30 (Vietnam time).
