AS Roma vs Atalanta, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AS Roma

32': Tammy Abraham
90'+6': Henrikh Mkhitaryan

FT
1 - 0

Atalanta

90'+5': Marten de Roon

Abraham fires Roma to victory over Atalanta

English striker Tammy Abraham's first-half goal was enough to earn AS Roma a 1-0 win over Atalanta on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by José Palomino (Atalanta).
1': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
1': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
3': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Juan Musso.
4': Foul by José Palomino (Atalanta).
4': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
6': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Offside, Atalanta. Marten de Roon tries a through ball, but Hans Hateboer is caught offside.
8': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
8': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
8': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
9': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
17': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
19': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
19': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Merih Demiral (Atalanta).
20': Delay in match because of an injury Tammy Abraham (Roma).
21': Tammy Abraham (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Substitution, Atalanta. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Davide Zappacosta because of an injury.
23': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
23': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
26': Attempt saved. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
27': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
27': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Offside, Roma. Nicola Zalewski tries a through ball, but Nicolò Zaniolo is caught offside.
30': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
31': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
31': Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Goal! Roma 1, Atalanta 0. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo following a fast break.
33': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
33': Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Atalanta).
35': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
37': José Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
39': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
42': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
42': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
44': Offside, Atalanta. Remo Freuler tries a through ball, but Mario Pasalic is caught offside.
45': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta).
45': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mario Pasalic.
45'+2': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
45'+2': José Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Matteo Pessina (Atalanta).
45'+2': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 1, Atalanta 0.
45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Atalanta 0.
45': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Mario Pasalic.
46': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
47': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
50': Offside, Roma. Nicola Zalewski tries a through ball, but Nicolò Zaniolo is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
60': Attempt blocked. José Palomino (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
60': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
60': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Matteo Pessina.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, Roma. Matías Viña replaces Nicola Zalewski because of an injury.
62': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
63': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
64': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
64': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
66': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
66': Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Offside, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk tries a through ball, but Jérémie Boga is caught offside.
68': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
68': José Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
69': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
72': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
73': Offside, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
74': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
74': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Roma. Jordan Veretout replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
77': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
78': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
78': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
81': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jérémie Boga.
81': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces José Palomino.
83': Foul by Matías Viña (Roma).
83': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Substitution, Roma. Ibañez replaces Rick Karsdorp.
84': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Tammy Abraham.
84': Substitution, Roma. Sérgio Oliveira replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
85': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
85': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
86': Matías Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
87': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
87': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
89': Offside, Atalanta. Juan Musso tries a through ball, but Merih Demiral is caught offside.
90': Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Hateboer with a cross.
90'+4': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
90'+4': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second yellow card to Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
90'+5': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+6': Hand ball by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
90'+6': Second yellow card to Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) for hand ball.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Atalanta 0.
0': Match ends, Roma 1, Atalanta 0.

Statistics

ATA		ROMA
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 42,303

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	10	+13	25
2	Internazionale	9	+8	18
3	Juventus	9	+10	17
4	Fiorentina	9	+11	16

Full Standings

Line-Ups

AS Roma (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
24	Marash Kumbulla
23	Gianluca Mancini
4	Bryan Cristante
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
59	Nicola Zalewski
2	Rick Karsdorp
9	Tammy Abraham
22	Nicolò Zaniolo

AS Roma Substitutes:

Stephan El Shaarawy, Edoardo Bove, Daniel Fuzato, Amadou Diawara, Felix Afena-Gyan, Carles Pérez, Ibañez, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jordan Veretout, Matías Viña, Sérgio Oliveira, Eldor Shomurodov.

Atalanta (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Juan Musso (GK)
6	José Palomino
28	Merih Demiral
77	Davide Zappacosta
33	Hans Hateboer
7	Teun Koopmeiners
11	Remo Freuler
15	Marten de Roon
59	Alexey Miranchuk
88	Mario Pasalic
32	Matteo Pessina

Atalanta Substitutes:

Joakim Maehle, Marco Sportiello, Valentin Mihaila, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Berat Djimsiti, Giorgio Scalvini, Francesco Rossi, Giorgio Cittadini, Giuseppe Pezzella, Jérémie Boga, Luis Muriel.

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