Atalanta defeated a tired Roma and tightened the fight for the Champions League

The battle for the Champions League places is more complicated in Serie A. Roma, tied for fourth with Milan, saw their good run cut short when they lost 3-1 in their visit to seventh-placed Atalanta, who close to four points. The ‘giallorossi’ came from three consecutive league victories and, moreover, without a single goal but now they have lost three.

Jose Mourinho, Forced to introduce multiple rotations due to the fatigue of his players after needing extra time against Feyenoord on Thursday to access the Europa League semifinals, he left the bench, among others, Paulo Dybala and the wounded could not be thrown away Wijnaldum, Smalling and Karsdorp. In Atalanta the goal scorer is low Ademola Lookman.

The game, especially in the first half, was very busy and lacked rhythm due to the constant disruption in the midfield caused by the intensity of the two teams’ use of each other.

Good goal from Pasalic

In this situation there were no chances but Atalanta went ahead with the only shot between the three sticks of the first action, but it was a good goal. The game, six minutes from the break, was born from a stolen ball on the left wing of the centre-back Giorgio Scalviniwhich he sent to Duvan Zapata, he went in with quality on the bottom line and, after two feints, crossed it Marko Pasalic He finished off a left-footed volley.

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Only at the discount of the first part did Roma approach the local area with some danger but the shooting of tammy abraham it became too high.

Upon restarting the team Mourinho He came out of the press but Atalanta, who at other times excelled in their offensive power, responded with their own weapons.

Dybala came in and the goals came

The players of Gian Piero Gasperiniphysically fresher, know how to dose the advantage and, although entering the Dybala In the 64′ Roma improved a lot in attack, a strategic action condemned the game with a quarter of an hour to go.

Teun Koopmeiners he kicked a corner, the header of Jose Luis Palomino He brought it out as Rui Patricio and the central defender could Rafael Toloion the rebound, he scored point-blank.

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Roma seemed to get into the game in the 82nd minute with a whiplash from Lorenzo Pellegrini from the side of the box that went in near the post.

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Serious mistake by Rui Patricio

This is the first shot between the three sticks of ‘gianlorossi’, but in the next play rui patrick He gave the last 3-1 to a serious mistake. The Portuguese goalkeeper left his goal, protected by Diego Llorente, avoid what koopmeiners come in a ball. He manages it but loses control and releases it for the Dutch to score of his own accord (84′).

Diego Llorente, injured and now Milan

Roma didn’t throw in the towel. pellegrini a free-kick hit the post (87′), but in addition to the defeat, Mourinho suffered a double whammy. Over the course of the changes, Diego Llorente not finishing the game with muscular discomfort and Dybala He closed his eyes after receiving a hard tackle from Palomino. Now the ‘gianlorossi’ must regain their strength because on Saturday they will host Milan in another key game in the fierce battle to enter the Champions League.

ATLANTA

31

ROME

Atalanta: Sportiello; Toloi, Djimsiti (Palomino, 73′), Scalvini; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson (Soppy, 90′). Maehle (Demiral, 81′); Koopmeiners, Pasalic (Hojlund, 81′); Zapata (Muriel, 90′)
The
Rome: Rui Patricio; Mancini (Dybala, 64′), Ibañez, Diego Llorente; Çelik, Bove (Matic, 64′), Cristante, Zalewski (Spinazzola, 61′);
Lorenzo Pellegrini, Solbakken (El Shaarawy, 65′); Abraham (Belotti, 81′)
The
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati. Yellow cards for Gasperini (27′), De Roon (30′), Solbakken (60′), Palomino (86′) and Koopmeiners (95′)
The
Goals: 1-0, Pasalic (39′); 2-0, Toloi (74′); 2-1, Pellegrini (83′);
3-1, Koopmeiners (84′)
The
Spectators: 19,445 at Gewiss Stadium

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