Atalanta take on the visitors Fiorentina in the semifinal match of Coppa Italia. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 24th at Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo).
Atalanta made headlines with their victory at Anfield. Prior to that, they had been performing well in the Europa League, defeating Lisbon's Sporting twice, both in the group stage and in the round of 16. But to beat Jurgen Klopp's side 3-0, especially at their home ground, was a rare success, even considering Liverpool's poor form at the time. They quickly conceded at home to them last Thursday but managed to avoid defeat. However, in Serie A, the Bergamo team hasn't been as successful. Despite initially overtaking both Lazio and Napoli, sensational Bologna and revived Roma comfortably outperformed Gian Piero Gasperini's side by mid-spring in the race for 4th, and even 5th, which is also a Champions League spot now. Although they defeated Monza in the last round. It's even more important to achieve success in the cup, where they managed to knock out Milan away, but lost the first leg of the semi-final in Florence. So now they need to win at home, preferably not by a narrow margin.
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Fiorentina also have an extremely busy schedule. The Viola should be accustomed to this by now - after all, they played in three competitions until the very end last season. This time, they clearly couldn't handle such a schedule in Serie A. If in the first round of Serie A the Italian team showed a desire to cling to a place in the top four, a series of setbacks in recent months has made hopes of reaching the Champions League and even the Europa League zone increasingly distant. Yes, the Viola squad compensates for this with other successes. In the Conference League, the Italians won their group in 2023, after which they eliminated Maccabi (Haifa) thanks to a nominally away victory. They drew with Viktoria in Plzen, after which they only scored in extra time at home. But in the end, they eliminated the Czechs with a score of 2-0. In the cup, they also want to repeat and surpass last year's achievement by reaching the final. This time, they only eliminated Parma and Bologna in a penalty shootout, but Mandragora's goal at home in the 31st minute remained the only one.
This season, the Purple Ones have shown that they have recently learned to play against the Bergamo team. They won both in Serie A and in the mentioned cup clash - but both times they played at the Artemio Franchi. The sides are roughly evenly matched, but Gasperini's charges have several advantages, including the home stadium factor. Let's bet on the victory of the Goddess.
Prediction for the match: Atalanta to win.
