Coppa Italia | Atalanta 4-1 Fiorentina (4-2 agg): Dramatic Dea

Atalanta had the ball in the net again soon after with a scorcher from Scamacca into the top corner from the edge of the area, but it was disallowed following a VAR review for a previous Koopmeiners foul on Lucas Beltran.

Berat Djimsiti prevented Jack Bonaventura nodding in the Dodo cross, while Terracciano denied Koopmeiners on the turn and Charles De Ketelaere scraped a coat of paint off the upright after combining with Scamacca.

Matteo Ruggeri should’ve done better when steering the header wide from six yards on a Davide Zappacosta cross, but Fiorentina went down to 10 men when Nikola Milenkovic mistimed the tackle to trip Scamacca on the edge of the box as he was preparing to shoot from a De Ketelaere through ball. It was a clear scoring opportunity and the referee did not hesitate to bring out the red card.

However, despite being down to 10, Fiorentina equalised on the night and went in front on aggregate when Cristiano Biraghi’s free kick found Lucas Martinez Quarta for a completely free header at the back post.

It wasn’t over, as De Ketelaere nodded on a Ruggeri cross, it bounced on the ground and Scamacca acrobatically thumped in a scissor-kick volley from 12 yards to restore parity on aggregate.

Scamacca was booked for stepping on Nico Gonzalez’s foot, so will be suspended for the Final . Atalanta kept wasting chances to win it in regular time, as Ademola Lookman scuffed a finish and De Ketelaere blasted over on the counter-attack.

Pietro Comuzzo did enough to stop Scamacca tapping in the Aleksei Miranchuk roll across from the right, but deep into stoppages Lookman had the ball in the net with an angled drive after he was flagged offside on the Scamacca through ball. Following a very long VAR check, news came through that he was not offside and Atalanta took a 3-1 lead on the night, 3-2 on aggregate.

As 10-man Fiorentina poured forward, they were caught out again on the counter-attack by Scamacca and Lookman sending Mario Pasalic through to delicately dink it over Terracciano.

Atalanta 4-1 Fiorentina (4-2 agg)

Koopmeiners 8 (A), Martinez Quarta 68 (F), Scamacca 75 (A), Lookman 96 (A), Pasalic 98 (A)

Sent off: Milenkovic 53 (F)

24-04-2024 20:00 1/2 Final Gewiss Stadium (Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia)

Atalanta

Fiorentina 4 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

Teun Koopmeiners		8'
		43'		Rolando Mandragora

2nd half

53'

Nikola Milenkovic Sead Kolasinac 56'         68' Lucas Martínez Quarta (Assist: Cristiano Biraghi)     69' Dodô Gianluca Scamacca (Assist: Charles De Ketelaere) 75'     Gianluca Scamacca

80'     Ademola Lookman 90+7'     Mario Pasalic (Assist: Ademola Lookman)

90+8'    

Match statistic

57 Possession % 43 17 Total shots 9 6 Shots on target 4 7 Shots off target 2 4 Blocked shots 3 2 Corners 3 1 Offsides 1 16 Fouls 10 Atalanta Fiorentina

Starting lineups

29

Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper 19

Berat Djimsiti Defender 77

Davide Zappacosta Defender 74' 4 Isak Hien Defender 22 Matteo Ruggeri Defender 23

Sead Kolasinac Defender 70' 13

Éderson Midfielder 70' 15

Marten de Roon Midfielder 7

Teun Koopmeiners Midfielder 17

Charles De Ketelaere Attacker 90

Gianluca Scamacca Attacker 1

Pietro Terracciano Goalkeeper 3

Cristiano Biraghi Defender 2

Dodô Defender 83' 16

Luca Ranieri Defender 4

Nikola Milenkovic Defender 5

Giacomo Bonaventura Midfielder 38

Rolando Mandragora Midfielder 83' 20

Andrea Belotti Attacker 55' 99

Christian Kouamé Attacker 83' 9

Lucas Beltrán Attacker

60' 10

Nicólas González Attacker

Substitutes

1

Juan Musso Goalkeeper 31

Francesco Rossi Goalkeeper 33

Hans Hateboer Defender 20

Mitchel Bakker Defender 25

Michel Adopo Midfielder 10

El Bilal Touré Attacker 43 Giovanni Bonfanti Defender 54 Siren Diao Attacker 53 Pietro Comi Defender 8

Mario Pasalic Midfielder 70' 11

Ademola Lookman Attacker 70' 59

Aleksey Miranchuk Midfielder 74' 7

Riccardo Sottil Attacker 17

Gaetano Castrovilli Midfielder 65 Fabiano Parisi Defender 6

Arthur Melo Midfielder 8

Maxime Lopez Midfielder 72

Antonin Barak Midfielder 22

Davide Faraoni Defender 53

Oliver Christensen Goalkeeper 30 Tommaso Martinelli Goalkeeper 19 Gino Infantino Midfielder 28

Lucas Martínez Quarta Defender 55' 32

Alfred Duncan Midfielder 60' 11

Jonathan Ikoné Attacker 83' 33 Michael Kayode Defender 83' 37

Pietro Comuzzo Defender

83'