At last weekend, the Italian Serie A resumed playing matches in week 28. One of the interesting matches in week 28 was the match between AS Roma and Atalanta. This match will be interesting because both teams are currently at the top of the Italian League Serie A standings. Until the 27th week, AS Roma is in 6th position, and Atalanta is in 5th position.
AS Roma, which has a new coach, Jose Mourinho, earlier this season, has high expectations. So the ambition to continue to be at the top will always be there. It was scary at the start of this season, AS Roma has experienced a decline in performance in the last few months. And worse until thrown out of the European Conference League zone.
However, slowly AS Roma began to rise. And as usual the club coached by Jose Mourinho, which will always be at the top and appear full of surprises. Until the 27th week yesterday, AS Roma was in 6th place in the standings with 44 points. Even though it is in the European competition zone, AS Roma has the potential to be overtaken by Lazio and even Fiorentina who are below it.
His opponent Atalanta, is a club that has always performed consistently and is at the top of the standings in the last few seasons. Atalanta turned into a club that is quite respected both in Italy and in European competition. Not infrequently in the last few seasons Atalanta won against elite Italian and European clubs.
However, this season Atalanta’s performance has decreased slightly compared to previous seasons. This also has an impact on their position on the leaderboard. Actually Atalanta’s performance in each season is quite consistent, it’s just that the rival clubs have experienced extraordinary performance improvements.
In week 27, Atalanta are in 5th position in the standings with 47 points. Atalanta still has the potential to move up to 4th position in the standings because they still have 1 game pending, against Torino. The match between AS Roma and Atalanta this time took place at the headquarters of AS Roma, namely at the Olimpico Stadium, the City of Rome, Italy. This match was led by the 40-year-old referee, Davide Massa.
From the course of the match, the visiting team Atalanta was able to dominate the match by controlling 65% possession of the ball. While AS Roma only controlled 35% possession of the ball. However, AS Roma have fired more shots on goal, releasing 13 shots on goal. While Atalanta fired 7 shots on goal.
Despite having a different number of shots on goal, AS Roma and Atalanta both fired 4 shots on target that were on target. The result, because it appeared more effective AS Roma was able to win narrowly with a score of 1-0 over guests Atalanta. The only goal for AS Roma’s victory in this match was scored by Tammy Abraham in the 32nd minute.
This victory keeps AS Roma safe in 6th position in the standings with 47 points. Meanwhile, Atalanta is in 5th position with 47 points. Atalanta has more goal difference than AS Roma. Reported from the SofaScore.com page, there are several AS Roma players who performed well in this match, among others.
- Rui Patricio
The 34-year-old goalkeeper is a goalkeeper who was asked directly by Jose Mourinho to be brought in at the start of this season. And Patricio was able to repay the coach’s trust. Against Atalanta, Patricio again became a starter in goal AS Roma. Patricio managed to prevent the goal conceded and made 4 saves. The rating for Rui Patricio was 7.7 and became Man of the Match.
- Nicolo Zaniolo
The 22-year-old is a star who always looks good when in good health. This means, if Zaniolo is not injured, Zaniolo’s performance will always be consistent and never decline. Against Atalanta, Zaniolo filled the unusual position of a striker. Zaniolo played quite well, recording 16 land duels, 5 dribbles, and contributing 1 assist. The rating for Nicolo Zaniolo is 7.5.
- Tammy Abraham
This 24-year-old player is the same as Rui Patricio, a player who was asked directly by Jose Mourinho to be recruited earlier this season. Abraham proved his quality by becoming AS Roma’s goal machine this season. Against Atalanta, Abraham returned to being a striker in pairs with Nicolo Zaniolo. Abraham performed well in this match by recording 4 dribbles, 2 shots on goal, and scoring 1 goal. The rating for Tammy Abraham is 7.4.
- Nicola Zalewski
This 20-year-old young player plays as a central attacking midfielder and is a graduate of the AS Roma academy. Zalewski has just been promoted to the AS Roma senior team at the start of this season and has played several times. Against Atalanta, the Polish player played in the left midfield position. Zalewski did quite well with 3times intercepts, 3 dribbles the ball, and releases 4 long passes. The rating for Nicola Zalewski is 7.3.Rick Karsdorp
The 27-year-old player who plays as a right-back has begun to transform into a right-hand midfielder because of the tactics played by Jose Mourinho using 3 parallel center backs, and wing midfielders on each side. Against Atalanta, Karsdorp filled the right midfield position and played quite well. This Dutch national player recorded 4 tackles, 3 clearances, and released 12 long passes. The rating for Rick Karsdorp is 7.3.
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