Serie A preview: Atlanta vs. Roma! The 74-year-old coach is amazing, unbeaten in 19 rounds to the Champions League, Serie A final match, win = advance to 4th

The 2024/25 season Serie A has entered the final sprint stage. There are still many suspenses in the league championship, the suspense of competing for the Champions League qualification, and the three suspenses of relegation. At 2:45 am on May 13, in a focus battle in the 36th round of Serie A, Atlanta will play Rome at home, Atlanta ranks third and Rome ranks sixth. The outcome of this game will affect the four-game competition this season.

Atlanta plays against Roma, Gasperini holds a 479 million euro lineup, and the team has Lukeman, Decaitlare, Retge, Skamaca, Zapacosta, Cuadrado, Dejon, Passalic, Brescianini, Korashinac, Jimciti and other powerful players. In Roma, Ranieri holds a 300 million euro lineup and has famous players such as Dybala, Salavi, Shaulodov, Salmarcoles, Dovbik, Sule, Christant, Paredes, Hummels, Mancini, and Chelic.

Atlanta returned to the Champions League last season under the leadership of veteran coach Gasperini, but this season in the Champions League, Atlan missed the round of 16 knockout match in the play-offs. After returning to the Serie A, Atlanta once scored 11 consecutive victories, but its condition fluctuated in the second half of the season and withdrew from the championship group. Recently, Atlanta has achieved 3 wins and 1 draw, and is currently ranked third in the standings with 68 points with 20 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses.

Atlanta scored 71 goals in the first 35 rounds of the league, conceded 31 goals, second only to Inter Milan, ranking second in Serie A, second only to Naples in defense, and ranked second. A total of 12 players in the team scored goals. Lukeman, De Ketrare and Retgi scored in double digits, of which Retgi scored 27 goals and had 8 assists in various competitions, making him the best scorer in the team.

Roma, the team's coach changed frequently since last season, which caused the team's condition to fluctuations. It fell into the relegation group for a while in the first half of the season. In the middle of the season, Roma decisively changed coach. Ranieri, a 74-year-old pot-making maker, was ordered to lead Roma to a counterattack moment. He was unbeaten for 19 consecutive rounds. The team's ranking also soared from the relegation zone to the Champions League, becoming the most amazing Serie A team in the second half of the season.

After Roma successfully defeated Fiorentina at home in the last round, he won three consecutive victories. He currently ranks 6th in the standings with 63 points with 63 points, only 1 point behind the Champions League, and sees hope of entering the Champions League next season. In the first 35 rounds, Roma scored 50 goals and conceded only 32 goals, with weak offense and strong defense. A total of 18 players in the team scored goals, including Dovpick who scored 17 goals in various competitions, making him the best scorer in the team.

Judging from the injuries of the two teams, in Atlanta, Lukeman, Scarmaca, Quadrado, Palestra, Bosch, and Scalvini will be absent after injury. In Roma, Dybala and Pellegrini were injured and could not play. Judging from the meeting records of the two teams, in the last 10 matches, Atlanta has achieved 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with the upper hand. In the first leg of this season, Atlanta defeated Roma 2-0 away. In the last 5 matches, Atlanta has remained unbeaten with a record of 4 wins, 1 draw.

Bologna, the three teams in this round of four, lost, and Lazio and Juventus directly faced each other to form a draw, which gave Roma a chance. As long as Roma wins, he can overtake Juventus and enter the top four. However, although Atalanta is 4 points ahead of the fifth place, it has not completely locked in the Champions League place and needs to grab points. Atalanta will be able to lock in the top four two rounds ahead of schedule if it wins. Therefore, this is also a game where neither side can afford to lose, and we are optimistic about the draw.