Serie A

Roma vs Atalanta, a clash at the top

Roma and Atalanta will face each other at the Stadio Olimpico both with maximum points.

Six points, eight goals scored and zero goals conceded against Fiorentina and Lecce, Giampiero Gasperini’s Roma welcome Atalanta in the hope of continuing to amaze and remain at the top of the table. Atalanta also have the same objective; having beaten Sassuolo and Bologna narrowly, they are now preparing to visit one of the most in-form teams of the season so far.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The two sides have met 72 times in official matches in Rome: 40 Roma wins (most recently 1-0, Serie A 2021/22), 23 draws (most recently 1-1, Serie A 2025/26) and 9 Atalanta wins (most recently 2-0, Serie A 2024/25).

DID YOU KNOW?

Two of the seven teams with a 100% record in Serie A 2026/27 meet at the Olimpico: Roma have the same record as last season, while Atalanta had not won their opening two league matches since the 2020/21 season.

Roma have recorded 8 wins and 1 draw in their last 9 matches across the current and previous seasons: their last defeat came on 5 April (Inter-Roma 5-2 at San Siro). During this run, the Giallorossi have kept 7 clean sheets and conceded just 3 goals.

Roma have scored in 19 consecutive official matches: 44 goals during this run. Their last goalless game came on 2 February (Udinese-Roma 1-0, Serie A).

Roma have scored in 16 consecutive official home matches: 37 goals during this run. Their last home game without scoring came on 30 November 2025 (Roma-Napoli 0-1, Serie A).

COACHES and PLAYERS

Gian Piero Gasperini and Maurizio Sarri will meet for the 24th time in an official match: in their previous 23 encounters, the current Roma manager has recorded 8 wins to the Atalanta manager's 7, with 8 draws completing the record.

The two oldest managers by age among the 20 Serie A managers in 2026/27 will face each other: Gasperini was born in 1958, while Sarri was born in 1959.

Gian Piero Gasperini is the former manager facing his old club: he managed Atalanta from 2016/17 to 2024/25, taking charge of 439 matches with a record of 228 wins, 102 draws and 109 defeats, as well as winning the Europa League in 2023/24. He is also the manager with the most appearances on the Atalanta bench in the club's history.

Donyell Malen scored against Lecce: his 5th goal in this Serie A campaign. He has scored 19 goals in Serie A in the 2026 calendar year, in 20 appearances (the top scorer in Italy). He has also played 1,613 minutes, scoring once every 85 minutes.

Lazar Samardžić scored against Bologna: his first Serie A goal since 22 February 2026 (Atalanta-Napoli 2-1).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

COLOMBO (BAHRI – PALERMO) IV: COLLU VAR: CAMPLONE AVAR: SANTORO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Torino-Roma (14/9, 18.30)

Atalanta-Cagliari (12/9, 20.45)

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