Roma vs Atalanta: a European play-off

Matchday 33 brings a direct battle for Europe between Roma and Atalanta. The Giallorossi, after beating Pisa, want another three points to gain an advantage over a direct rival and at least temporarily draw level with Juventus in fourth place. Atalanta, meanwhile, must react after their defeat to Juventus and aim to move closer to their opponents before planning a late charge.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The official head-to-head record between the two sides in Rome stands at 71 meetings: 40 Giallorossi wins (the most recent 1-0, Serie A 2021/22), 22 draws (the most recent 1-1, Serie A 2023/24) and 9 Atalanta victories (the most recent 0-2, Serie A 2024/25).

Roma have won just 1 of their last 11 home Serie A matches against Atalanta: 1-0 in 2021/22. The remaining results consist of 5 Bergamo wins and 5 draws.

Atalanta are on a run of 7 consecutive unbeaten matches against Roma in Serie A (at the New Balance Arena and the Olimpico), including 4 wins in a row: Roma's last victory dates back to the 1-0 in the 2021/22 Serie A season.

DID YOU KNOW?
Roma have scored in each of their last 12 home official matches, netting a total of 26 goals. Their last home game without scoring dates back to 30 November 2025, Roma 0-1 Napoli.

Roma are the 2025/26 Serie A side that has conceded the fewest penalties (1).

Only Inter (16.3) average more offensive recoveries per match than Roma (15.2) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Inter (26) score the opening goal of the match more often than Roma (20) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Inter (96) attempt more shots from corners than Roma (66) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Roma have lost 7 home official matches in the current season across all competitions: the last time the Giallorossi suffered 7 home defeats by the month of April was in 2017/18, under manager Eusebio Di Francesco.

Atalanta failed to score in the previous round: they had been finding the net in 8 consecutive Serie A matches.

Only Inter (191) deliver more crosses from corners than Atalanta (163) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Inter (70.2) and Juventus (62.2) produce more xG than Atalanta (60.3) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Bologna (80.6) and Cremonese (69.1) average more long passes per match than Atalanta (68.5) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Pisa (60.7%) and Parma (60.1%) win a higher percentage of tackles than Atalanta (58.1%) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the 7th official meeting between Gian Piero Gasperini and Raffaele Palladino: across the previous 6 encounters, 4 wins for the Roma head coach and 2 for the Atalanta manager.

Gian Piero Gasperini is a former manager of today's opponents: he led Atalanta from 2016/17 to 2024/25, accumulating 439 matches on the bench with a record of 228 wins, 102 draws and 109 defeats, winning the Europa League in 2023/24. He is the manager with the most appearances on the Atalanta bench in the club's history.

Donyell Malen and Nikola Krstović are the two top scorers in Serie A in the 2026 calendar year: 10 goals for the former, 7 for the latter (level with Douvikas and Lautaro Martínez).

Donyell Malen on the scoresheet against Pisa: he had not scored a hat-trick since PSV vs Oss in 2017/18 (Keuken Kampioen Divisie, the Dutch second division), while he did net five in PSV vs Vitesse (Eredivisie) in 2019/20.

Charles De Ketelaere is the 2025/26 Serie A midfielder with the most touches in the opposition penalty area (100).

Only Lautaro Martínez (14.98) and Moise Kean (13.5) produce more xG than Nikola Krstović (12.9) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Marco Carnesecchi is one of 6 players who has not missed a single minute in the 2025/26 Serie A season: 32 appearances out of 32 and 2,880 minutes on the pitch, excluding stoppage time — along with Svilar, Falcone, Butez, Caprile and De Gea.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: El Aynaoui, Mancini (Roma); De Keteleare, Hien, Palladino (Atalanta)

REFEREE

MARCENARO (BACCINI – ROSSI C.) IV: SACCHI J.L., VAR: GUIDA, AVAR: SOZZA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Bologna-Roma (Saturday April 25th, 18.00 CEST)

Cagliari-Atalanta (Monday Aprile 27th, 18.30 CEST)

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