AS Roma vs. Atalanta: Match Preview
On Sunday, January 7, AS Roma and Atalanta will come face to face on Roman soil. In the Stadio Olimpico, Romelu Lukaku can once again prove why he is in the starting team. On the other hand, Charles De Ketelaere must guide his club into the top 5.
AS Roma
As one of the two football clubs from the metropolis of Rome, the Associazione Sportiva Roma is a permanent fixture in the Italian Serie A. The other club is Lazio Roma. AS Roma has already won the national title 3 times and the Italian Cup 9 times. It could also win the Europa Conference League for the first time in 2022. The club is currently in 7th place in Serie A, after only winning twice in the previous 5 matches.
The ‘Giallorossi’ can rely on one of the best-known and most successful trainers of all time: José Mourinho. He has been coach of the Roman club since 2021 after being fired by Tottenham Hotspur. On May 25, 2022, he won the Europa Conference League, but a year later he was unable to lead the team to victory in the Europa League. It then lost to Sevilla on penalties.
AS Roma can also rely on a number of strong players, including Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku. The former already scored 4 goals and 6 assists, the latter 8 goals and 1 assist. However, in their last match, on December 3 against Juventus, he could not quite penetrate the defense. A week earlier, against Napoli this time, he was accurate. He then scored one last goal in the 96th minute to confirm the 2-0 win.
Atalanta Bergamo
This club from the Lombardy region was founded in 1907, but has never been national champion. Their most successful year was the 2018-2019 season, when they finished third in Serie A and qualified for the Champions League. However, it will be difficult to finish that high this year, because there is stiff competition in Serie A. Atalanta is now in 6th place, just above AS Roma. In the previous 5 matches, the team managed to win 3 times, including a 3-2 victory against AC Milan in 3rd place.
Two important players at Atalanta are Ademola Lookman and Gianluca Scamacca. Lookman has already scored 7 goals, and provided the impetus for 3 additional goals. Scamacca scored 5 and assisted 2 goals. A well-known name, and also an important player, is Charles De Ketelaere. He scored ‘only’ 2 goals himself, but also provided the assist for 4 goals. In the match against Salernitana on Monday, December 18, he scored a goal in the 83rd minute and was able to add another assist just a few minutes later.
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