Serie AAtalantaRoma

The most interesting match of Saturday's Serie A program is against Roma and Atalanta. The two teams are in a direct dispute over European quotas, and a draw between them could be detrimental to the fourth Juventus' ambitions to catch up. Recently, there is something to be desired from both camps, and bookmakers give a slight advantage to the hosts in terms of odds.

Roma have been unbeaten in Serie A since early January, when they lost to AC Milan and Juventus. The problem, however, is that in just three of the next six games, the three points were won against teams near the bottom of the standings. In the previous round, the "Wolves" made 31 shots in the direction of the door of Spezia, and the whole second half played with one more man. However, this was not enough for a goal from a game situation, and the winner fell after a penalty in the 99th minute.

On the last day of the past month, Atalanta had reason to rejoice, finally reminding itself. The Black and Blues defeated Sampdoria 4-0 at home, not allowing the opponent to make more than one accurate shot. However, this success is only the first in five rounds, and at that time the team from Bergamo lost positions and from here until the end of the season the chances of Juventus to stay in the Top 4 seem significantly higher.

In general, Roma performs better as a host, but when you are a grand capital and you have only one success in the last four meetings on your own field, this does not speak well for your temporary form. Atalanta was the best guest until recently, but won once in the previous four visits and gave up this position. "Bergamas" suffered their first defeat away on their last visit - 0: 1 from Fiorentina.

Roma won 4-1 in Bergamo in December, with Mourinho defeating his opponent with counterattacks. However, the previous match in Rome between the two teams ended 1: 1 and today I think again that we will witness a match with a small number of goals. Roma is far more stable in defense at home, and Atalanta has collected just twelve goals so far as a guest. Matches with more than 2.5 goals can seriously dominate the assets of both teams, but today I expect a very careful tactical clash in the dispute for the fifth position in Serie A.