With their new Portuguese manager Paulo Fonseca from Shakhtar Donetsk, Roma took time to adopt the new tactics. After the first four games in Serie A, they had eight points. They already conceded eight goals before the clashes against Atalanta and their defence had been a problem. As for Atalanta, they are in the same group as Manchester City, Shakhtar and Dinamo Zagreb. They scored nine in the first four games.
In this tactical analysis, we will show you the tactical battle between Roma and Atalanta, and how the away teams tactics managed to secure all three points at the Olimpico di Roma.
Lineups
Although there were guesses they would play in a back-three from kick-off, Roma started in a 4-2-3-1 shape. There were some rotations in this game and Justin Kluivert and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were on the bench. Leonardo Spinazzola started as a right-back and skipper Alessandro Florenzi pushed to the right-wing. Gianluca Mancini was suspended so Manchester United loanee Chris Smalling partnered Federico Fazio at the back. Nicolò Zaniolo won his place back and played as a left-winger. However, Roma shifted to a back-three in the first half.
Atalanta started in a 3-4-1-2 formation. Gian Gasperini also tried other players who did not play in the previous fixture. There’s the return of their key man Papu Gómez, and the 31-year-old partnered with Joseph Iličić. Remo Freuler started instead of Mario Pašalić. Jóse Palomino was the only man who started in two successive games since Simon Kjær and Rafael Tolói replaced Berat Djimsiti Andrea Masiello at the backline.
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