Roma vs Atalanta
2018/19 Italian Serie A.
Date: Monday 27 August 2018
Kick-Off: 19:30 UK,
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (Rome).
Roma and Atalanta will be the last diversion as matchday two wraps up on Monday evening. For calcio fans, it will without a doubt be a fascinating end of the week that hollowed a lot of enormous sides against each other, including Lazio against Juventus and Napoli, and Roma versus Atalanta unquestionably falls into that classification of greater sides.
La Dea absolutely are not in indistinguishable group from Lazio, Juventus, Napoli, and Roma – all groups engaging for a Champions League spot and the Scudetto, however they managed to amaze everybody and complete fourth in 2017.
Had Italy been given four spots in those days, they would have been in the Champions League. What's more, they come into this amusement having traveled to an extremely agreeable 4-0 prevail upon Frosinone, so certainty will be high as can be in their camp.
That is regardless of losing Mattia Caldara and Bryan Cristiante to exchanges this mid year, yet veteran striker Papu Gomez is still with the squad. Gian Piero Gasperini has chosen to obviously concentrate more on European rivalry this season, as Atalanta awed in the Europa League last term, so household rivalry could wind up in the end taking a rearward sitting arrangement.
Roma, by differentiate, should choose where to center their endeavors. The Giallorossi battled against Torino and it took a late goal from Edin Dzeko to grab every one of the three focuses.
Having lost Alisson and Radja Nainggolan could end up being exorbitant for both their best four and their European aspirations this term, and Eusebio Di Francesco will be under added strain to duplicate a similar extraordinary showings that saw Roma beat Barcelona in the Champions League and make it to the semi-finals last season.
That being stated, they've included some quality, for example, Javier Pastore and youthful rising star Justin Kluivert – child of Patrick Kluivert – and secure Cristiante on credit from Atalanta.
La Dea lurched to a scoreless attract with Copenhagen the primary leg of their Europa League tie and will be urgent to turn that around so Roma will would like to exploit their rivals likely being diverted by that must-win conflict.
Roma vs Atalanta: Head-to-head
Atalanta have won only six times at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A
In general, Roma's home record against Atalanta in Serie An is W34 D16 L6
Four of the last five gatherings between the two sides have seen the two sides score.
Roma vs Atalanta: Prediction
With Atalanta having made the most of their European enterprise last season and needing it to last longer this time around, La Dea will unmistakably concentrate on the Europa League.
That implies their consideration will be now turned towards the second leg of their conflict with Copenhagen, and Roma can abuse that after their flat appearing against Torino.
In any case, the guests could scratch an goal, particularly as everything except one of the last five gatherings have seen the two groups score, however given that Atalanta have won only six times at this ground in Serie An, it's difficult to see the guests grabbing each of the three focuses here.