ROMA. Atalanta overcomes Roma 1-0 after G. Scalvini scored just 1 goal (35′). Roma lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
J. Mourinho received a red card (57′). This red card was one of the reason why Roma lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi who was helped by Valerio Vecchi and Vito Mastrodonato. The 4th official was Giovanni Ayroldi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.8 degrees Celsius or 78.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Roma was in firm control of the ball 56% while Atalanta was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atalanta won the match.
Roma shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Roma didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta received 7 yellow cards (J. Maehle, R. Toloi, H. Hateboer, M. Demiral, M. De Roon, T. Koopmeiners and R. Malinovsky).
(Roma) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (57′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Roma will stay with 13 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta will have 17 points like Napoli to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away against Inter on the 1st of October with a 16-14 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (16 draws).
Atalanta will play away agasint Udinese on the 9th of October with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Atalanta (11 draws).
Roma – Formation
Roma started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Roger Ibañez , Zeki Çelik , Bryan Cristante , Nemanja Matić , Leonardo Spinazzola , Nicolò Zaniolo , Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tammy Abraham .
The home team had on the bench: Nicola Zalewski , Matías Viña, Andrea Belotti , Edoardo Bove, Giacomo Faticanti, Mile Svilar, Eldor Shomurodov , Filippo Tripi, Cristian Volpato, Mady Camara and Pietro Boer.
Substitutions
Roma made 3 changes: N. Matic for A. Belotti (67′), T. Abraham for E. Shomurodov (79′) and G. Mancini for N. Zalewski (87′).
Best player: Lorenzo Pellegrini
The player that probably impressed the most for Roma was Lorenzo Pellegrini.
His rating is with 41 passes (90% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 8 crosses.
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso , Rafael Tolói , Merih Demiral , Marten de Roon , Hans Hateboer , Giorgio Scalvini , Teun Koopmeiners , Joakim Mæhle , Mario Pašalić , Rasmus Winther Højlund , Éderson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matteo Ruggeri, Marco Sportiello , Francesco Rossi, Ademola Lookman , Jérémie Boga, Ruslan Malinovskyi , Brandon Soppy, Caleb Okoli and Luis Muriel .
Atalanta could not rely on the presence of M. Sportiello (injured).
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: J. Musso for M. Sportiello (8′), G. Scalvini for C. Okoli (46′), R. Hojlund for L. Muriel (46′), M. Pasalic for A. Lookman (74′) and Ederson for R. Malinovsky (88′).
Best player: Rafael Tolói
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Rafael Tolói even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Udinese – Inter – 3-1
- Milan – Napoli – 1-2
- Fiorentina – Hellas Verona – 2-0
- Monza – Juventus – 1-0
- Cremonese – Lazio – 0-4
- Roma – Atalanta – 0-1