Fiorentina’s Moise Kean scored a wonderful first-half solo aim in a 1-0 house win in opposition to title-chasing Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday, dealing one other blow to the guests’ Scudetto hopes.
The Italy striker put Fiorentina up simply earlier than the break after a superb run and low shot previous keeper Marco Carnesecchi that squeezed inside a backside nook.
Atalanta, whose probabilities of a primary ever Italian top-flight title are fading, ended the sport with no efforts on course.
They stay third on 58 factors, six off leaders Inter Milan who beat them 2-0 earlier than the worldwide break and play afterward Sunday, as do second-placed Napoli..
Fiorentina are eighth with 51 factors.
Both groups began cautiously, with Kean blasting an opportunity huge for Fiorentina early on, whereas the guests noticed an honest try by striker Ademola Lookman blocked by the house defence.
Mateo Retegui then misfired from the sting of the realm because the league’s main scorer began for Atalanta regardless of his current withdrawal from worldwide obligation with a thigh pressure.
The tie seemed destined for a goalless halftime rating when Kean made amends for his earlier mistake by giving Fiorentina the lead moments earlier than the interval.
AWAY RUN BROKEN
The ahead gained the ball close to the midway line and outraced Atalanta defender Isak Hien to beat keeper Carnesecchi.
Fiorentina pushed to extend the benefit after the restart and Nicolo Fagioli examined Carnesecchi with a looping effort from outdoors the field.
Atalanta had extra possession after the break however didn’t create possibilities and assistant supervisor Tullio Gritti, filling in for coach Gian Piero Gasperini throughout a one-match ban, determined to make a double change to their entrance line.
Lookman and Retegui have been changed by striker Daniel Maldini and midfielder Lazar Samardzic after 55 minutes, and Marco Brescianini got here on for attacking midfielder Charles De Ketelaere 10 minutes later.
But Fiorentina remained in charge of the sport and defender Luca Ranieri ought to have made it 2-0 within the 72nd minute, after he was launched into the field with a exact low move from Lucas Beltran earlier than Carnesecchi simply denied his powerless try.
The loss ended Atalanta’s spectacular unbeaten away run of seven months in Serie A since an August loss to Inter.
Source: www.anews.com.tr