December 18th features a match where Atalanta will host Roma at Gewiss Stadium in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Atalanta recorded a 2-1 win against Hellas Verona. Giovanni Simeone struck first for Hellas Verona in the 22nd minute, then Aleksey Miranchuk tied it up for Atalanta in the 37th minute on a feed from Giuseppe Pezzella But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 62nd minute on a goal by Teun Koopmeiners. Atalanta is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while roma is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Spezia. Chris Smalling struck first for Roma in the 6th minute, then Ibañez added another in the 56th minute on a feed from Jordan Veretout At the end of 90 a dissapointed Spezia couldn’t manage to score, and Roma took the shutout win. Roma is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Atalanta won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Roma’s most prolific scorer has been Felix Ohene Afena-Gyan. The Ghanaian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Mario Pašalić has been the most effective weapon for Atalanta lately. The Croatian midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches.