Football, Serie A. Atalanta overwhelms Roma 4-1

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20 December 2020 In Bergamo, Atalanta liquidates Rome with an authoritarian 4-1.

Now excluding Papu Gomez, Gasperini relies on Zapata forward, supported behind by Malinovskyi and Pessina.

Bench for ilicic.

Fonseca proposes Pedro the owner, with Pellegrini in midfield.

Mirante returns between the posts.

In defense Ibanez preferred to Kumbulla.

Ready to go and after 3 'immediately advantage for the Giallorossi: Mkhitaryan supports in the middle of the left, Dzeko controls and coldly beats the goalkeeper from close range.

Rome still dangerous in the 9th minute when Spinazzola in percussion sees Gollini out of the posts and tries the prank, ball hitting the outside post.

Game played at a good pace even if Atalanta seems to concede too much to Roma's offensives.

For Atalanta at 32 'De Roon tries on a short defense but the shot is central and for Mirante the catch is easy.

At 42 'Malinovskiy at the height of the spot moves the ball to the left and ends insidiously, Ibanez's intervention saves the Giallorossi goal.

Roma prompt reply at the end of the first half with a free-kick by Pellegrini on which Gollini is ready.

At the beginning of the second half thrill for Roma: Malinovskyi receives a header from Hateboer and ends slightly to the side.

Atalanta tries to sink, but lends itself to the Giallorossi restarts: at 55 'Veretout launches towards the Bergamo goal and seriously engages Gollini in diving.

At 59 'Ilicic entered at 46' Zapata catches that strikes Mirante with a missile below seven, it is a tie.

At 67 'Bruno Peres detects Spinazzola in the Giallorossi ranks.

Roma feel the blow and in fact in the 70th minute in defense is surprised by a gore of Gosens served once again by Ilicic, the result overturned.

The hosts pushed on the accelerator and in the 72nd minute Muriel, just entered, took advantage of a defensive blunder by Veretout, dribbling the 3-1 goal on Mirante.

Atalanta unleashed: in the 77th minute Gosens engages Mirante and a minute later Freuler overcomes the Giallorossi goalkeeper with a lob, Ibanez saves on the line, Roma collapses and at 85 'Ilicic dribbles into the opponent's area and sends Smalling out of time, last opponent and signs a goal to be framed.

The game ends here.

For Roma a heavy setback in third place, for Atalanta a step forward in the climb to the top of the standings.