Fiorentina and Atalanta Draw 2-2

Fiorentina and Atalanta drew 2-2 in a very entertaining Serie A match. However, the point they took was not enough to reverse the poor form both teams have shown recently.

Both sides were used to better results in recent years, but they are currently going through serious difficulties. Fiorentina enjoyed a brief recovery with Paolo Vanoli's return, but it was followed by three consecutive defeats. Marin Pongracic, Luca Ranieri, Arthur Atta and Fabiano Parisi were also added to the injury list.

Atalanta's injury situation was even heavier. Gianluca Scamacca, Raoul Bellanova, Giacomo Raspadori, Franck Kessie, Sead Kolasinac, Isak Hien and Odilon Kossounou were all out of the squad. Thomas Kristensen was injured in the very first minutes and had to leave the pitch. Having won only one of their last six league matches, La Dea also struggled in this game.

Charles De Ketelaere's goal gave Atalanta the lead. Alieu Njie's header levelled the score for Fiorentina, and then Joao Mario's powerful long-range shot, deflected off Relja Obric, fooled goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi and gave Fiorentina the advantage. Both teams had no trouble creating chances in this match, but neither could put together a strong defensive performance.