ROMA. Roma beats Atalanta 1-0 after T. Abraham scored just 1 goal (32′). Atalanta was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

Roma remained in players after H. Mkhitaryan received a double yellow card in the 90′. On the other side, also M. De Roon received a red card (90′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Atalanta lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa with the collaboration of Alberto Tegoni and Alessandro Lo Cicero. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Roma

1 - 0

Atalanta

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 88 Attack 144
  • 33 Dangerous attack 72
  • 100 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 17 Total 16
  • 6 Yellow Cards 4
  • 1 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atalanta had a strong ball possession 65% while Roma was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Roma was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Roma shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Atalanta shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Roma received 5 yellow cards (B. Cristante, T. Abraham, H. Mkhitaryan, M. Kumbulla and R. Ibanez). On the other side, Atalanta received 3 yellow cards (R. Malinovsky, M. Demiral and M. De Roon).

H. Mkhitaryan (Roma) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Also, Atalanta didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. De Roon (Atalanta) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

Bryan Cristante- Yellow
9'
Tammy Abraham- Yellow
20'
21'
Tammy Abraham(goal)N. Zaniolo
32'
46'
60'
60'
62'
66'
69'
75'
78'
82'
Berat Djimsiti - sub ->J. L. Palomino
83'
83'
84'
85'
86'
90'
Marten de Roon(yellowred)
90'
Marten de Roon- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Milan
86
38
Inter
84
38
Napoli
79
38
Juventus
70
38
Lazio
64
38
Roma
63
38
Fiorentina
62
38
Atalanta
59
38
Hellas Verona
53
38
Torino
50
38
Sassuolo
50
38
Udinese
47
38
Bologna
46
38
Empoli
41
38
Sampdoria
36
38
Spezia
36
38
Salernitana
31
38
Cagliari
30
38
Genoa
28
38
Venezia
27
38

After playing this encounter, Roma will have 47 points like Atalanta to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta will stay with 47 points like Roma to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away with Udinese on the 13th of March with a 25-8 head to head in favor of Roma (2 draws).

Atalanta will host Genoa on the 13th of March with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (10 draws).

Roma – Formation

Roma
G
Rui Patrício 1.Portugal
7.6
D
Chris Smalling 6.England
7.1
D
Gianluca Mancini 23.Italy
7.3
D
Marash Kumbulla 24.Albania
7.4
69'
M
Rick Karsdorp 2.Netherlands
7.5
83'
M
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 77.Armenia
6.8
90'
M
Bryan Cristante 4.Italy
6.6
9'
M
N. Zalewski 59.Poland
7.1
62'
F
Lorenzo Pellegrini 7.Italy
7.1
84'
F
Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy
7.2
75'
F
Tammy Abraham 9.England
7.5
83' 20' 32'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Fuzato 87.Brazil
D
M. Viña 5.Uruguay
6.1
62'
D
Roger Ibañez 3.Brazil
6.4
83' 85'
M
Jordan Veretout 17.France
6.8
75'
M
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 15.England
M
Sérgio Oliveira 27.Portugal
6.6
84'
M
Amadou Diawara 42.Guinea
M
Edoardo Bove 52.Italy
F
Carles Pérez 11.Spain
F
Felix Afena-Gyan 64.Ghana
6.4
83'
F
Stephan El Shaarawy 92.Italy
F
Eldor Shomurodov 14.Uzbekistan

Roma started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Rui Patrício (7.6), Gianluca Mancini (7.3), Chris Smalling (7.1), Marash Kumbulla (7.4), Rick Karsdorp (7.5), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (6.8), Bryan Cristante (6.6), Nicola Zalewski (7.1), Lorenzo Pellegrini (7.1), Nicolò Zaniolo (7.2) and Tammy Abraham (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Matías Viña (6.1), Carles Pérez, Jordan Veretout (6.8), Felix Afena-Gyan (6.4), Daniel Fuzato, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Roger Ibañez (6.4), Sérgio Oliveira (6.6), Stephan El Shaarawy, Amadou Diawara, Edoardo Bove and Eldor Shomurodov.

Roma could not rely on the presence of M. Vina (injured).

Substitutions

Roma made 5 changes: N. Zalewski for M. Vina (62′), N. Zaniolo for J. Veretout (75′), T. Abraham for F. Afena-Gyan (84′), R. Karsdorp for R. Ibanez (84′) and L. Pellegrini for S. Oliveira (84′).

Best player: Rui Patrício​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Roma was the goalkeeper: Rui Patrício. His rating is 7.61. He performed 4 saves.

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta
G
Juan Musso 1.Argentina
6.8
D
José Luis Palomino 6.Argentina
6.8
82'
D
Davide Zappacosta 77.Italy
6.4
21'
D
Hans Hateboer 33.Netherlands
6.9
D
Merih Demiral 28.Turkey
7.1
86'
M
Marten de Roon 15.Netherlands
6.5
90'
M
Remo Freuler 11.Switzerland
6.7
M
Mario Pasalic 88.Croatia
6.6
46'
M
Matteo Pessina 32.Italy
6.3
60'
M
Teun Koopmeiners 7.Netherlands
6.3
60'
F
Aleksey Miranchuk 59.Russia
6.9
Substitutes
G
Francesco Rossi 31.Italy
G
Marco Sportiello 57.Italy
D
Giorgio Cittadini 46.Italy
D
Giuseppe Pezzella 13.Italy
6.5
21'
D
Berat Djimsiti 19.Albania
6.6
82'
D
Giorgio Scalvini 42.Italy
D
Joakim Maehle 3.Denmark
M
Ruslan Malinovskyi 18.Ukraine
6.5
60' 78'
F
Jérémie Boga 10.Ivory Coast
6.8
60'
F
Luis Muriel 9.Colombia
6.5
46'
F
V. Mihăilă 20.Romania

Atalanta started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso (6.8), Hans Hateboer (6.9), Merih Demiral (7.1), José Luis Palomino (6.8), Davide Zappacosta (6.4), Marten de Roon (6.5), Remo Freuler (6.7), Matteo Pessina (6.3), Teun Koopmeiners (6.3), Mario Pašalić (6.6) and Aleksei Miranchuk (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jérémie Boga (6.8), Giorgio Cittadini, Giuseppe Pezzella (6.5), Ruslan Malinovskyi (6.5), Luis Muriel (6.5), Valentin Mihăilă, Francesco Rossi, Berat Djimsiti (6.6), Giorgio Scalvini, Joakim Mæhle and Marco Sportiello.

Atalanta could not rely on the presence of G. Pezzella (injured).

Substitutions

Atalanta made 5 changes: D. Zappacosta for G. Pezzella (21′), M. Pasalic for L. Muriel (46′), M. Pessina for J. Boga (60′), T. Koopmeiners for R. Malinovsky (60′) and J. L. Palomino for B. Djimsiti (82′).

Best player: Merih Demiral​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Merih Demiral.

His rating is (7.1) with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​