Atalanta vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Coppa Italia betting tips on match 2024-04-23 19:00.
[p]Rolando Mandragora scored the only goal as Atalanta lost 1-0 to Fiorentina in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final earlier this month. If they’re to progress to a third final in the last six editions of this tournament, La Dea will need to address a worrying recent run of form that’s seen them win just four times across 13 matches in all competitions (D4, L5), though one of those victories did come against Monza at the weekend.[/p]
[p]Gian Piero Gasperini’s men are still competing on three fronts after impressively ousting Liverpool from the UEFA Europa League. Atalanta lost the home leg of that tie, though they’ve been defeated just twice at the Gewiss Stadium across their last 12 games there (W9, D1). Six of those victories came by at least a two-goal margin, which would be enough to decide this tie.[/p]
[p]Like their hosts, Fiorentina are also fighting in three competitions, and a 2-0 win over Salernitana at the weekend kept them in the hunt for a top-seven finish in Serie A. Despite that win, the schedule could be taking its toll on their Serie A campaign, but cup competitions usually bring the best out of the Viola, who are looking to make it to back-to-back Coppa Italia finals.[/p]
[p]Last year’s beaten finalists need to buck a recent trend to achieve that, as they look to post three wins in a row for the first time this calendar year. A measly return of two wins from their last nine outings on the road hardly inspires confidence of achieving that (D3, L4), but they did win on their last visit to Atalanta in the cup back in February 2022 (2-3).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Rested at the weekend by Atalanta, Gianluca Scamacca has six goals over his last seven competitive matches, with all of those strikes arriving on or before the hour mark. Also proficient in front of goal, Jonathan Ikoné has directly contributed to three goals (G2, A1) across his last three games for Fiorentina.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The last time Fiorentina won a H2H by at least a two-goal margin was in September 2018 (FIO since then: W6, D3, L6).[/p]