Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
Stadio Artemio Franchi will host Wednesday’s Coppa Italia game between Fiorentina and Atalanta. The Viola aim to make amends for a 2-1 loss to AC Milan and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Orobici. Midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura is back from suspension, while goalkeeper Oliver Christensen has yet to overcome from a meniscus problem. Meanwhile, Atalanta proved their worth in a 3-0 win over Napoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at the weekend.
The visitors are brimming with confidence ahead of the trip to Florence, but beating the Viola on the road is easier said than done. As both sides are likely to adopt a cautious approach in the first leg, we are tempted to place our bets on under 2.5 goals. Atalanta midfielder Charles De Ketelaere remains in the recovery room, while both Zappacosta and Scalvini are major doubts after the duo limped off with injuries in the last league match.
Highlighted Player (Christian Kouame):
Christian Kouame is an Ivory Coast international who has been playing for Serie A side Genoa since 2018. Kouame started his youth career at Prato and after ending his loan spells with the likes of Sassuolo and Inter, he returned to Stadio Lungobisenzio.
The 185-cm-tall forward made his professional debut with Prato on September 6, 2015 in a 2-1 loss to Pisa. Christian Kouame started the match, but he was replaced by Alberto Aladje after 66 minutes. The Genoa attacker, though, has yet to earn a call-up for the Ivory Coast national team. He has two caps for the Ivory Coast U23 team, but he is still eyeing his senior team debut.
His main position is centre-forward, but he is used as both left and right winger as well. The Genoa footballer was born in Abijan on December 6, 1997 and he has a contract with the Rossoblu until June 30, 2023.
Highlighted Team (Atalanta):
Atalanta Bergamasco Calcio, better known as Atalanta Bergamo is an Italian football club from Bergamo which was founded in 1907 and is currently active in the Serie A.
The club host it’s home games in the Atleti Azzuri d’Italia stadium which holds a capacity of 27 000 sats. The club colors of Atalanta Bergamo are blue and black. Atalanta Bergamo holds the nickname Nerazzuri which is the same as Inter Milan.
Biggest succes of Atalanta Bergamo was in 1963 where the club managed to win the national cup (Coppa Italia). Atalanta won the Serie B three times (in 1959, 1984, 2006 and 2011). In Europe the club from Bergamo managed to stunt and reached the semi finals of the Europe Cup 2.