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60% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 40% Ball Possession ATALANTA
AS Roma 1 – 1 Atalanta 
3′ Francesco Totti (pen) 23′ German Denis (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of 19
Atalanta 17th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -15
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 41:22 | 19 | 57 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26:41 | -15 | 29 |
AS Roma failing big time to win this home game against Atalanta to get back to the 2nd position. Roma lost the 2nd position last week when they got the 1-1 draw against Torino. This week, hello, again another draw. Simply put, Roma wasted the chance to claim back the 2nd position despite reaching 58 points just like Lazio. Juventus defeated Lazio on Saturday remaining with 58 points, but goal difference are in favor of Lazio with +28 and Roma with +19. Roma fans at the end booing the team to express their disappointment.
A moment of hope. Referee Gervasoni giving a penalty to Roma in the 3rd minute conceded by Atalanta defender Guglielmo Stendardo after a handball in the penalty area. It is Roma captain Francesco Totti to convert the penalty defeating Atalanta goalkeeper with a right footed in the bottom left corner.
The situation for Roma complicates in the 23rd minute. Atalanta getting a penalty conceded by Roma defender Davide Astori after a foul on Atalanta midfielder Urby Emanuelson. It is forward German Denis to equalize the score converting the penalty defeating Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Stats at the Olimpico Stadium in favor of Roma. Out of the 72 precedents, Roma with 34 wins, 14 draws, and Atalanta with only 4 draws.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Cholebas; Paredes, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Ljajić, Iturbe; Totti.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Edy Reja:
ATALANTA(4-2-3-1): Sportiello; Benalouane, Masiello, Stendardo, Dramé; Baselli, Carmona; Estigarribia, Emanuelson, A.Gomez; Denis.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals
Top scorer of ATALANTA: Forward German Denis with 7 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ljajic, Adem | 8 | 7 | Denis |
| Totti, Francesco | 6 | 5 | Moralez, Maxi |
| Destro, Mattia | 5 | 3 | Boakye, Richmond |
| Pjanic, Miralem | 4 | 3 | Pinilla, Mauricio |
| Florenzi, Alessandro | 3 | 3 | Zappacosta, Davide |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 12/04/15 | SA | Turin – Roma | 1:1 | Round 30 | |||
| 04/04/15 | SA | Roma – Napoli | 1:0 | Round 29 | |||
| 22/03/15 | SA | Cesena – Roma | 0:1 | Round 28 |
Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA:
| 12/04/15 | SA | Atalanta – Sassuolo | 2:1 | Round 30 | |||
| 04/04/15 | SA | Atalanta – Turin | 1:2 | Round 29 | |||
| 22/03/15 | SA | Napoli – Atalanta | 1:1 | Round 28 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for AS ROMA: De Rossi (1), Manolas (1)
3 suspended players for ATALANTA: Pinilla (2), Biava (1), Cigarini (1)
Photos of the game AS ROMA vs ATALANTA courtesy of asroma.it
Photo atalanta.it
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 31
AS Roma 1 – 1 Atalanta
Sunday 19 April 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
15:00
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: BIANCHI – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: LONGO
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: DI PAOLO
Goals:
Official formations – lineups:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Cholebas; Paredes, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Ljajić, Iturbe; Totti.
Subs.: Lobonț, Skorupski, Spolli, Balzaretti, Calabresi, Cole, Pellegrini, Sanabria, Ucan, Keita, Ibarbo, Doumbia, Verde.
Coach.: García
ATALANTA(4-2-3-1): Sportiello; Benalouane, Masiello, Stendardo, Dramé; Baselli, Carmona; Estigarribia, Emanuelson, A.Gomez; Denis.
Subs.: Avramov, Frezzolini, Bianchi, D’Alessandro, Grassi, Kessie, Zappacosta, Migliaccio, Moralez, Rosseti.
Coach.: Edy Reja
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | Atalanta |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 17(7) | Shots (on goal) | 5(3) |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 60% | Ball Possession | 40% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |