At 22:00 Beijing time on December 18, the 18th round of Serie A ushered in a strong dialogue, and Atalanta sat at home to meet Rome.
In the first half, Tammy Abraham broke the deadlock for Roma, Velato assisted Zagnolo to counter-attack low shot to extend the score, substitute Muriel pulled back a city in half-time, in the second half, Palomino's goal was blown out, Verretto assisted Smolin to extend the score, and Abraham scored to seal the victory.
In the end, Roma won 4-1 away to Atalanta, winning two consecutive league games + Rising to fifth place in Serie A and ending Atalanta's six-game winning streak.
The two famous managers in Serie A are fighting each other, Mourinho has a big victory over Gasperini, and Mourinho won the first powerful dialogue in charge of Rome!
Roma's own lack of strength, coupled with the team's injury wave this season, has made Roma's record poor. In this round of Serie A, Roma away to the top four teams Atalanta, Mourinho and Gasperini wrestled wits. Mourinho's 352 cracked Gasperini's 343, and Roma took a two-goal lead in less than 30 minutes, which Was unacceptable to Gasperini, who made a substitution in the 34th minute of the game, replacing Jimsidi with Muriel and playing four backs, the substitution was immediate, And muriel pulled back a city for Atalanta before half-time (officially Christant Oolong), which also made the game suspenseful again.
The defense itself is Mourinho's housekeeping skill, into the second half, Mourinho let Roma strengthen the defense, Atalanta attacked fruitlessly, the back line once again exposed the problem, Smalling, Tammyn has scored to seal the victory.
In the end, Roma won 4-1 away to Atalanta, which was the first Serie A strong dialogue mourinho won after taking charge of Roma, it was really not easy, and the battle of wits between the two famous managers was the biggest highlight of the game.
Throughout the game, Roma had just 28.8 percent of the ball and had eight shots on target, five of which were on target, while Atalanta had a total of 17 shots on goal, six of which were on target. It was a classic Jose Mourinho win, with less than 30% possession and less than half as many shots on goal as Atalanta, but Roma still won 4-1 away from home, and Mourinho's tactics deserve praise.