Roma 1-0 Atalanta: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Abraham
ROMA. Roma beats Atalanta 1-0 after T. Abraham scored just 1 goal (32').
ROMA. Roma prevails over Atalanta 1-0 after T. Abraham scored just 1 goal (32′). Atalanta was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
Roma remained in 10 people after H. Mkhitaryan received a red card in the 90′. In fact, on the other side, 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 assistance of Alberto Tegoni and Alessandro Lo Cicero. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.02 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 49%.
Match Statistics
Atalanta was in firm control of the ball 65% while Roma was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Atalanta was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Roma found a way to find the solution to win this match.
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 opposite side, Atalanta received 3 yellow cards (R. Malinovsky, M. Demiral and M. De Roon).
(Roma) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Also, Atalanta didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. De Roon (Atalanta) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
After playing this match, Roma will have 44 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Atalanta will stay with 47 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
B. Cristante
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20'20'
T. Abraham
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21'21'
G. Pezzella
D. Zappacosta
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32'32'
T. Abraham
N. Zaniolo
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46'46'
L. Muriel
M. Pasalic
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60'60'
J. Boga
M. Pessina
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60'60'
R. Malinovsky
T. Koopmeiners
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62'62'
M. Vina
N. Zalewski
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66'66'
H. Mkhitaryan
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69'69'
M. Kumbulla
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74'74'
J. Veretout
N. Zaniolo
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78'78'
R. Malinovsky
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82'82'
B. Djimsiti
J. L. Palomino
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83'83'
R. Ibanez
R. Karsdorp
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83'83'
F. Afena-Gyan
T. Abraham
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84'84'
S. Oliveira
L. Pellegrini
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85'85'
R. Ibanez
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86'86'
M. Demiral
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90'90'
Marten de Roon
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90'90'
Marten de Roon
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90'90'
H. Mkhitaryan
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Roma will play away against 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 in favor of Atalanta (10 draws).
Roma: Formation and Lineups
Roma started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho chose to play with the following team: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Marash Kumbulla , Rick Karsdorp , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Bryan Cristante , Nicola Zalewski , Lorenzo Pellegrini , Nicolò Zaniolo and Tammy Abraham .
Substitutes
Roma made 5 changes: N. Zalewski for M. Vina (62′), N. Zaniolo for J. Veretout (74′), T. Abraham for F. Afena-Gyan (83′), R. Karsdorp for R. Ibanez (84′) and L. Pellegrini for S. Oliveira (84′).
Top player: Nicolò Zaniolo
Probably the most impressive player in Roma was Nicolò Zaniolo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.
Atalanta: Formation and Lineups
Atalanta started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso , Hans Hateboer , Merih Demiral , José Luis Palomino , Davide Zappacosta , Marten de Roon , Remo Freuler , Matteo Pessina , Teun Koopmeiners , Mario Pašalić and Aleksei Miranchuk .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Aleksei Miranchuk
Probably the most impressive player in Atalanta was Aleksei Miranchuk.
His rating is with 48 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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