Laurini, the substitute, goes into the book for a cynical challenge deep into added time.
90' +2
Simeone spies the run of Biraghi to his left, but the pass is poor and De Roon is well positioned to make the interception.
90'
There will be four added minutes at the end of this game.
89'
Simeone does well to hold the ball up before looking to lay it off to his right for the overlapping Benassi. The attempted pass is overhit and it runs out for a throw-in.
87'
M. Barrow enters the game and replaces P. Gómez.
Muriel is looking in the mood as we enter the final stages of the game. The Colombian easily spins away from Benassi before just driving his effort wide of the near post from the edge of the box.
The away side make their second change as the scorer of the opening goal, Gomez, is replaced by Barrow.
85'
A. Reca enters the game and replaces D. Zapata.
Atalanta make their first substitution of the match as Zapata makes way for Reca. Five minutes left to play.
83'
Following the foul on Ilicic, the free-kick from the left comes to nothing with Fiorentina able to easily clear their lines.
81'
C. Biraghi gets yellow.
Biraghi goes into the book following a late challenge on Ilicic down the left-hand side.
80'
V. Laurini enters the game and replaces F. Ceccherini.
The home side make their final change of the game as Laurini comes on to replace Ceccherini.
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79'
L. Muriel has scored a goal for Fiorentina! Assist by F. Chiesa.
GOAL! Muriel draws Fiorentina level! The hosts broke with real pace down the right-hand side with Simeone sliding in Chiesa before the Italian squared the ball for Muriel to turn home from only a few yards out. 3-3.
Chiesa has been very lively in this match and the young attacker turns provider on this occasion with an incredibly inviting ball across the box which Muriel gratefully taps into the back of the net. Another superb move by the hosts.
76'
G. Simeone enters the game and replaces B. Dabo.
Fiorentina make their second change with Simeone coming on to replace Dabo. Less than 15 minutes left to play.
72'
Dabo goes on a searching run down the right-hand side before pulling the ball back towards the penalty spot. Toloi is across quickly to beat Muriel to Dabo’s pass before clearing the danger.
70'
Dabo is brought down in a dangerous position by De Roon and Muriel is standing over the free-kick. From 30 yards, the Colombian fails to beat the wall. It remains 3-2.
68'
Atalanta continue to probe as they look to force the issue and create an opening. Following a delivery from the left, Hateboer concedes a free-kick for impeded Biraghi at the back post.
66'
Muriel drives at the heart of the Atalanta defence before seeing his left-footed strike deflect behind for a corner off Hateboer. The set-piece from the left comes to nothing.
64'
Zapata is penalised for a handball and Fiorentina get a free-kick deep inside of their own half.
62'
The away side press forward once more as they look to extend their lead. Gomez gets played in down the left side, but his low cross into the box beats everybody.
60'
Muriel is too aggressive in the challenge and fouls Zapata down the right wing. Free-kick Atalanta.
58'
M. de Roon has scored a goal for Atalanta!
Zapata is able to turn away from Hugo inside the Fiorentina penalty area before Veretout deflects the Colombian’s left-footed effort behind for a corner.
WHAT A GOAL! Atalanta take the lead once again with a glorious strike from De Roon! Following the corner from the left, Lafont punches it clear to the edge of the box where De Roon is perfectly placed to run onto the ball and fire it straight into the top right corner. Lafont had no chance with that one. 3-2.
53'
Fernandes looks to make an instant impact as he drives an effort towards goal from distance, but it fails to test Berisha as the strike balloons over the bar.
52'
E. Fernandes enters the game and replaces Gerson.
Fiorentina make their first change of the game as Fernandes comes on to replace Gerson.
51'
Hateboer cuts inside from the left before looking to curl the ball inside the far post, but his effort just floats wide.
49'
Atalanta have not taken long to get going again in the second half. Pasalic spies the run of Zapata ahead of him, but the Colombian just started his run marginally too early and the linesman has his flag up for offside.
48'
Zapata manages to get a yard on Milenkovic in the box after being played in by Gomez, but his left-footed effort from a tight angle flies beyond the near post.
47'
Fiorentina have come out far brighter in the second half compared to the first. The hosts patiently knock the ball around down the left flank as they look to work an opening.
46'
We are back underway! Fiorentina get the second half kicked-off.
45' +2
HALF TIME: FIORENTINA 2-2 ATALANTA
45' +1
H. Hateboer gets yellow.
Hateboer receives a yellow card deep into the first half for a deliberate handball as he looked to launch Fiorentina off on the break.
45'
There will be one added minute.
44'
Atalanta are on the front foot as we approach the end of the first half as Toloi unleashes a fierce effort from 30 yards out which sails well wide of the goal.
42'
The away side work the ball towards the edge of the box where Zapata looks to hold it up, but Hugo is quick to get across and dispossess the Colombian striker.
40'
R. Tolói gets yellow.
Toloi goes into the book for a late tackle on Gerson after the attacker skipped beyond the Atalanta defender.
38'
Dabo is brought down by Zapata just inside the Fiorentina half. Free-kick.
36'
M. Benassi has scored a goal for Fiorentina! Assist by L. Muriel.
GOAL! Brilliant finish from Benassi and Fiorentina are level! Following a throw-in from the right, Muriel is able to lay the ball off towards the penalty spot for Benassi, and the Italian emphatically struck it on the half-volley beyond Berisha and into the bottom left corner. 2-2.
Muriel did a superb job in standing strong despite pressure from Palomino before putting the ball into a dangerous area for Benassi to finish. A wonderful Fiorentina goal.
34'
G. Mancini gets yellow.
Mancini receives a yellow card for a cynical foul on Chiesa in Fiorentina’s defensive third.
33'
F. Chiesa has scored a goal for Fiorentina!
GOAL! Chiesa pulls one back! Atalanta lose the ball on the halfway line as Chiesa nips in to beat Palomino to Mancini’s poor pass. Chiesa easily outpaces Palomino before calmly placing his effort beyond Berisha and into the centre of the net from the middle of the box. 2-1.
29'
Atalanta are working tirelessly as they look to maintain their lead. Fiorentina looked to break down the right, but the away side quickly got bodies back to outnumber Chiesa and win the ball back.
27'
Vitor Hugo gets yellow.
Hugo is the first player to receive a yellow card for a very late challenge from behind on Ilicic. He can have no complaints about that.
26'
It has been a very scrappy game thus far despite the goals. Zapata looks to drive Atalanta forward but is impeded by Veretout and the visitors win another free-kick.
24'
Muriel clips Berisha as the goalkeeper was taking his time over a clearance, and the away side have a free-kick deep inside of their own half.
22'
Ilicic once again finds himself in far too much room and tries his luck from outside the box. The Atalanta midfielder’s left-footed strike goes high over the bar.
20'
Veretout looks to find Hugo with a throughball, but the defender had just gone too early and was flagged for offside.
18'
M. Pašalić has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by J. Iličić.
Ilicic once again turns provider with an inch-perfect ball from the right towards the far post for Pasalic to fire home. Fiorentina are giving Ilicic far too much space and he is continuing to make them pay. That was a sublime delivery into the box.
GOAL! Atalanta quickly double their lead! Ilicic once again finds space down the right-hand side and spots the run of Pasalic towards the far post. The Slovenian delivers a wonderful ball into the box and Pasalic makes no mistake with the finish as he fires the ball into the net from only a few yards out. 2-0.
16'
P. Gómez has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by J. Iličić.
Ilicic has started the game brilliantly and made no mistake in laying the ball off for Gomez to fire home from close range after a dangerous run from the right. Fiorentina are unable to deal with Ilicic thus far.
GOAL! Gomez gives the visitors the lead! Ilicic drives inside from the right before playing the ball in behind and into the penalty area for Gomez to run onto. The Argentine keeps his cool despite the presence of Lafont as he calmly places the ball beyond the goalkeeper and into the centre of the goal. 1-0.
15'
Fiorentina advance down the right-hand side through Ceccherini before the defender plays the ball inside for Dabo. The experienced midfielder shoots from outside the box and it sails beyond the near post.
14'
Gomez wins the visitors a free-kick on the left wing after being brought down by Benassi.
8'
Chiesa looked to be through on goal after being played in down the right side of the penalty area by Benassi, but Mancini read the situation brilliantly and got across to intercept the pass.
7'
De Roon wins a free-kick down the right-hand side of the field after being caught late on the ankle by Gerson. Gomez swings the set-piece into the area, but it fails to beat the first man and Fiorentina easily reclaim the ball.
3'
The hosts win a corner to the left off Mancini which is delivered into a dangerous area, but somehow it evades everybody in the middle and Atalanta clear their lines.
2'
Fiorentina have started the game very aggressively as they look to control the game from the off. Benassi and Muriel combine smartly on the edge of the box before the Colombian fires an effort wide of the far post.
1'
Kick-off! Atalanta get the game underway.
Fiorentina come into this fixture having emphatically beaten Roma 7-1 last time out to secure progression into the semi-finals of the competition. Atalanta, meanwhile, will be seeking to continue their fine run of form in the Coppa Italia after beating Juventus 3-0 in the previous round.
FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Alban Lafont; Federico Ceccherini, Nikola Milenkovic, Vitor Hugo, Cristiano Biraghi; Marco Benassi, Bryan Dabo, Jordan Veretout; Federico Chiesa, Gerson, Luis Muriel.
FIORENTINA SUBS: Federico Brancolini, Pietro Terracciano, David Hancko, German Pezzella, Vincent Laurini, Christian Norgaard, Edimilson Fernandes, Marko Pjaca, Tofol Montiel, Dusan Vlahovic, Giovanni Simeone, Martin Graiciar.
ATALANTA SUBS: Francesco Rossi, Pierluigi Gollini, Andrea Masiello, Roger Ibanez, Arkadiusz Reca, Matteo Pessina, Dejan Kulusevski, Musa Barrow, Roberto Piccoli.
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Etrit Berisha; Rafael Toloi, Jose Luis Palomino, Gianluca Mancini; Hans Hateboer, Marten de Roon, Mario Pasalic, Timothy Castagne; Alejandro Gomez; Josip Ilicic, Duvan Zapata.
The hosts have lost on only one occasion in their previous 10 fixtures and will be hoping to continue their good form this evening. Atalanta, meanwhile, have been on a good run themselves having only suffered defeat in two of their last 10 matches in all competitions. Despite losing their two most recent league fixtures, the away side will be full of confidence having knocked out Juventus, the league leaders, in the previous round of the Coppa Italia.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg clash between Fiorentina and Atalanta at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
The teams are out and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Fiorentina took their time to get going but began to find their stride towards the end of the first half. Chiesa looks to be a real threat with the Atalanta defense wary of his pace on the counter-attack. Atalanta, on the other hand, will be disappointed to have let their lead slip after being the better side in the opening half. Ilicic will be crucial in restoring the away side’s lead after a terrific first-half display.
Fiorentina and Atalanta face each other once more at the weekend as both sides return to Serie A action. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side will be happy enough with tonight’s result ahead of April’s return fixture.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg fixture between Fiorentina and Atalanta at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
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