The club from Bergamo, in last season—Gasperini’s final one—finished third in the domestic league and also played in the Champions League playoffs. However, Juric, who replaced him in the summer, showed extremely lackluster results. Fortunately, he was already replaced by Palladino in the fall, and he quickly achieved noticeable progress. Still, in the previous round, they lost to Inter.
The capital team gained momentum last season after Ranieri returned as head coach—eventually narrowly losing to Juventus and finishing fifth. So now, under Gasperini, they’re back playing in the Europa League, where they’re fairly successful. But Serie A remains the priority, as they attempt to fight for the lead—though, lately, they’ve suffered several defeats. With Genoa, however, they managed a confident 3-1 win.
Scamacca and company average 1.18 goals scored per match but concede 1.12. The visitors from Rome now play pragmatic football: scoring 1.18 goals per game and conceding 0.65.
Atalanta have won six of their last eight matches
59% of Atalanta’s matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 2.29
Roma have won three of their last four encounters
29% of Roma’s matches end with goals from both teams, and the average total goals per match is 1.82.
Atalanta (possible lineup): Carnesecchi – Kolašinac, Hien, de Roon – Bernasconi, Maldini, de Ketelaere, Ederson, Musah, Zappacosta – Scamacca.
Roma (possible lineup): Svilar – Rensch, Zelkovski, Mancini – França, Pellegrini, Soulé, Koné, Cristante, Celik – Dybala.
In the last six head-to-head matches, Roma managed only one draw at home two years ago, losing all other encounters.
