Atalanta vs Fiorentina 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Vlahovic double fires Fiorentina to victory over Atalanta
Dusan Vlahovic scored two penalties to earn Fiorentina a 2-1 win away to Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Substitution, Fiorentina. Álvaro Odriozola replaces Lorenzo Venuti because of an injury.
- 31': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 33': Goal! Atalanta 0, Fiorentina 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Goal! Atalanta 0, Fiorentina 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 50': Substitution, Atalanta. Robin Gosens replaces Joakim Maehle.
- 50': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 56': Igor Julio (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! Atalanta 1, Fiorentina 2. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Fiorentina. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Lucas Torreira.
- 66': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara replaces Riccardo Sottil.
- 74': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces José Callejón.
- 76': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Joseph Alfred Duncan.
- 77': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Álvaro Odriozola (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 82': Substitution, Atalanta. Roberto Piccoli replaces Duván Zapata.
- 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 86': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 9,162
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | AC Milan | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +5 | Napoli | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +4 | AS Roma | 7 | 15 | 2 |
Statistics
 FIO |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 354 | Accurate Passes | 422 |
| 425 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 9 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 43 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 28 | Clearances | 8 |
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino  |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 59 | Alexey Miranchuk |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 98 | Igor Julio |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
| 18 | Lucas Torreira |
| 32 | Alfred Duncan |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 33 | Riccardo Sottil |
| 7 | José Callejón |
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