Roma vs Atalanta

Match summary

Roma came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Atalanta, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Éderson put Atalanta ahead in the 47th minute, Mario Hermoso equalised with a header in the 89th minute, set up by Matìas Soulè Malvano, and Matìas Soulè Malvano won it in stoppage time, set up by Paulo Dybala.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 3.57 expected goals (xG) from 39 shots to Atalanta's 0.77 from 6. Atalanta had a player sent off.

Roma secured a two-one victory against Atalanta in Serie A on matchday three, dominating the encounter across every statistical metric. The home side commanded sixty-seven percent of possession and registered thirty-nine shots compared to just six from their opponents, forcing ten attempts on target. Roma also accumulated fourteen corners and a high expected goals figure of three point fifty-seven, while Atalanta managed a mere one corner and zero point seventy-seven expected goals. Both teams committed few fouls, with nine by Roma and ten by Atalanta, in a fixture that saw four yellow cards and one late red card.

The first half ended goalless after notable chances included a thirty-third-minute effort by Paulo Dybala. Atalanta opened the scoring shortly after the restart when Éderson netted with a right-footed shot in the forty-seventh minute. Roma equalised in the eighty-ninth minute through a header from Mario Hermoso, before Matías Soulé scored the winning goal with a left-footed shot in the third minute of added time. Discipline issues resulted in yellow cards for Gian Piero Gasperini, Maurizio Sarri, and Raoul Bellanova, while Gianluca Gaetano received a red card after the final whistle.