Roma vs Atalanta. Predictions & Betting Tips for Serie A

Roma have performed very poorly in this season. Paulo Fonseca's team is on the seventh line of the standings. But somehow the Romans still have a chance to break into the top four - they need eight points to catch up with Juventus. The handicap is very serious, such rivals as Lazio and Napoli, this chance is simply theoretical. 

Another way to get a ticket to the most prestigious European club competition is to win the Europa League. Roma, against all odds, managed to get to the semifinals, where they will face Manchester United.

In Serie A, the Romans have been looking very weak lately - in the last round, Roma lost 1:  to Torino away, having suffered their third defeat in the last five matches.

Atalantahad a slow start, butGian Piero Gasperini didn't let his team get into a crisis. Despite all setbacks, Bergamasci have met their goals in the Champions League, getting to playoffs, and in Serie A they are currently on a very good run. At the moment Atalanta are third in the standings with 64 points in the asset.

Catching up with Inter Milan is practically unreal, given the gap of 11 points, but it is still possible to get ahead of AC Milan and come in second - the Rossoneri have only two points more than Atalanta. At the same time, Atalanta have not yet guaranteed themselves a place in the top four - the fifth Napoli is only six points away.

In the last round, Atalanta had the opportunity to rehearse the Italian Cup final - at home, the Bergamaski played against Juventus. Thanks to the precise shot of Ruslan Malinovsky, the hosts won 1:0, which allowed them to bypass the rival in the standings.