Atalanta approached the start of the season as a clear contender for a spot in the Champions League – solid reinforcements were made during the summer, and the player selection allowed Gian Piero Gasperini’s team to set such goals. Overall, the start, as well as the first round in general, was decent and stable for the “Goddess”, but they couldn’t firmly establish themselves in the top five. In the second round, “Atalanta” made more mistakes, but they found the strength to improve, which bodes well for success. Currently, the Bergamo-based team occupies fifth place in the table and leads “Roma” based on additional indicators, although the “Wolves” have played one more match. During the week, “Atalanta” crushed “Marseille” 3-0 at home and advanced to the Europa League final, where they will face “Bayer”.
Roma, like their opponent today, clearly aimed to secure a spot in the Champions League at the end of the season. However, the “Wolves” faced a fairly serious crisis at the start, from which they had to struggle for a long time to emerge. Eventually, the situation was rectified only with the appointment of Daniele De Rossi, under whose guidance the Romans improved in all aspects. Currently, “Roma” occupies fifth place in the table with 60 points and lags behind “Atalanta” based on additional indicators, with the latter having one more match to play. The “Wolves” dropped out of the top five after losing points in two consecutive matches against “Napoli” (2-2) and “Juventus” (1-1), and returning there will now be difficult. “Roma” also failed to work wonders in the Europa League – a 2-2 draw with “Bayer” away left the Romans out of the final.
