Overview
Atalanta just had an impressive 4-0 victory over Monza in the most recent round, helping them create a 5-point gap against Juventus, Lazio and Roma before this round takes place. This has helped Atalanta consolidate their position in the top 4 and almost secure a ticket to the Champions League next season.
The attack is Atalanta's biggest support this season. Gasperini's side have scored 71 goals in Serie A alone, a tally only bettered by Inter Milan in the table. More broadly, Atalanta have scored 99 goals in all competitions they have participated in in in the 2024-2025 season.
This will be an extremely difficult challenge for Roma's defense, who have only conceded 32 goals in Serie A this season. Since coach Claudio Ranieri took over the team, Roma has revived strongly and is the best team in Serie A in 2025.
They are unbeaten in 16 matches, have won 43 points, kept a clean sheet in 10 matches and have only conceded 8 goals. Therefore, this match promises to be extremely exciting.
Juventus and Lazio sharing points in round 36 is an opportunity for Roma to rise to 4th place in the rankings. However, Roma's head-to-head record against Atalanta is not really promising.
They have lost four of their last five home games for Atalanta and have also suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of this season.
However, Atalanta have had problems with their home form recently, having only won 8 points in their last 9 matches. With the above factors, Roma can get points but it is difficult to think about a victory.
Personnel situation
Atalanta's Lookman leaves open the possibility of playing in this match due to injury. Defender Stefan Posch is also racing against time to recover, while Gianluca Scamacca, Juan Cuadrado, Sead Kolasinac and Giorgio Scalvini will not return until next season.
On the other side of the front line, Eldor Shomurodov and Artem Dovbyk have been regularly paired up in Roma's attack since Paulo Dybala was out for the rest of the season.
Captain Lorenzo Pellegrini is also currently on the Roma missed list along with Dybala. Therefore, Nicolo Pisilli or Tommaso Baldanzi could be chosen to start.
Expected lineup:
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Kossounou, Djimsiti, De Roon, Bellanova, Ederson, Pasalic, Zappacosta, De Ketelaere, Brescianini, Retegui.
AS Roma: Svilar, Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Soule, Cristante, Kone, Angelino, Pisilli, Shomurodov, Dovbyk.
The match between Atalanta and AS Roma takes place at 1:45 am on May 13 (Vietnam time).
