BETTING GUIDE: Atalanta vs AS Roma, match preview, team news and betting tip
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Beyond the points on offer, this fixture carries added intrigue with Gian Piero Gasperini returning to face the club he shaped for nearly a decade, now leading a Roma side firmly in the title race
Serie A opens the new year with a fascinating Saturday night clash as Atalanta welcome Roma to the New Balance Arena in Bergamo.
Beyond the points on offer, this fixture carries added intrigue with Gian Piero Gasperini returning to face the club he shaped for nearly a decade, now leading a Roma side firmly in the title race.
Atalanta enter the contest just outside the top eight after a mixed run of results.
They had appeared to be building momentum with back-to-back league wins over Cagliari and Genoa, scoring three goals and conceding just one, but that progress was halted by a narrow 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan in their final match of 2025.
Across their last five league games, La Dea have won three and lost two, scoring six goals and conceding five.
At home, they had won two consecutive league matches before Inter’s visit, making Bergamo a tough place to go, although that loss ended their recent home dominance.
Atalanta’s home record remains generally strong, as they have not lost their opening league match of a calendar year since 2016.
However, performances against top-half opposition have been an issue this season, with just four points taken from seven such games.
Team news is a concern, as Ademola Lookman and Odilon Kossounou are away at AFCON, while Raoul Bellanova is injured.
Gianluca Scamacca is expected to lead the line, supported by Charles De Ketelaere and Mario Pasalic, with captain Marten de Roon anchoring midfield.
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Roma arrive in Bergamo firmly in the Scudetto conversation, sitting just three points off the summit.
Despite suffering three defeats in their last five league matches, the Giallorossi ended 2025 on a high with a convincing 3-1 home win over Genoa.
Over their last five Serie A games, Roma have scored five goals and conceded five, with results often decided by fine margins.
Their season has been built on defensive solidity, conceding just 11 goals in 17 league matches - the best record in Serie A.
Away from home, however, Roma have struggled recently.
They have lost three of their last four away league games, each by a single goal, and have won just once in their last seven visits to Bergamo.
Injury issues persist, with Lorenzo Pellegrini sidelined and Evan Ndicka unavailable due to AFCON.
Bryan Cristante is expected to start against his former club, while Paulo Dybala and Evan Ferguson are competing for attacking roles.
Goalkeeper Mile Svilar remains a key figure, having led Europe’s top leagues in clean sheets during 2025.
The head-to-head history slightly favours Atalanta.
Roma’s only two wins in the last 15 Serie A meetings came in the 2021/22 season, with La Dea winning nine of those encounters.
Atalanta have also won five of the last six league meetings overall, and could make it four straight wins against Roma for the first time.
Key Betting Pointers;
The team scoring first has won 16 of Roma’s 17 league matches this season.
Only two of Roma’s last seven away games saw both teams score.
The half-time result matched full-time in 13 of Atalanta’s 17 league games.
This promises to be a tight, tactical contest between two sides shaped by the same philosophy.
Roma’s defensive discipline and Atalanta’s home organisation could cancel each other out, especially with key attackers missing on both sides.
Prediction; Draw
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