We have a full round of matches to look forward to in the Italian Serie A on the weekend including the meeting between Roma and Atalanta.
The game will take place at the Stadio Olimpico on the 18th of September and the hosts begin the weekend in 5th place on 13 points while the visitors are in 2nd place on 14 points.
Roma come into the game having beat HJK 3-0 at home in the Europa League on Thursday night. It was an important win in that competition as Roma suffered a defeat in their first Europa League fixture at Ludogorets.
In terms of Serie A, Roma recorded a 2-1 win at Empoli on Monday night to stay connected with the leaders at the top of the table.
Roma opened the scoring after only 7 minutes but Empoli equalised shortly before half time. Roma scored the winning goal in the 71st minute and Empoli were reduced to 10 men late in the game.
Trends show Roma have been difficult to beat in recent Serie A matches and they are undefeated in 7 of their last 8 league games.
They are on a run of 10 Serie A fixtures at home without defeat but there have been dropped points against Genoa, Verona, Bologna, and Venezia, two of which are now in Serie B.
In 3 of their most recent matches in Serie A, Roma have seen over 2.5 goals scored
Atalanta make the trip to the capital on the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw at home with newly promoted Cremonese.
Atalanta opened the scoring in the 74th minute but they did not hold the lead for long and Cremonese equalised just 4 minutes later to take a point.
Despite not taking maximum points last weekend, Atalanta remain well placed in Serie A and they are undefeated in the league this season.
Of their 6 league matches played, Atalanta have won 4, with the wins coming over Torino at home and Verona, Monza, and Sampdoria away.
Trends show Atalanta have won 5 of their last 6 away Serie A fixtures, including all 3 of their away league games this season.
Not only have Atalanta been scoring goals on the road, including 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 6 away Serie A matches but they have kept a clean sheet in their 3 most recent away league games.
Team news and Roma have several players on the treatment table, including Marash Kumbulla, Stephan El Shaarawy, Nicolò Zaniolo, Georginio Wijnaldum, and Ebrima Darboe.
Atalanta will travel without Duván Zapata, Berat Djimsiti, and Marco Carnesecchi who are all injured.
Atalanta have a good away record this season and with Roma having played on Monday and Thursday, they could continue their fine form on the road.
We expect to see both teams score plus over 2.5 goals in the game, with Atalanta to come away with a narrow victory.