On Sep 18th, Roma hosts Atalanta in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Roma recorded a 2-1 win against Empoli. Paulo Dybala struck first for Roma in the 17th minute, but Filippo Bandinelli got the equalizer for Empoli in the 43rd minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Roma should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 2nd placed Atalanta, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cremonese. Merih Demiral scored the first goal for Atalanta in the 74th minute, then Emanuele Valeri tied it up for Cremonese in the 78th minute earning Cremonese a comeback draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Atalanta should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Roma won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Atalanta is fortunate enough to have Teun Koopmeiners in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Paulo Dybala has been the most prolific scorer on Roma in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.