Roma begin this match seventh in Serie A and four points behind the Europa Conference League position. They host Atalanta who are in top form and up to third in the table. Roma are in the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they take on Manchester United. They might have to win that competition to have a European competition to play in next season. Roma suffered a bad loss at the weekend being beaten 3-1 at relegation-threatened Torino. They took an early lead but conceded three goals in the last 33 minutes of the match. Roma have just one win in their five league games with three matches lost and ten goals conceded. Only Inter and Juventus have won more home league games in Serie A than Roma. However, two of the last four have been lost with defeats by Milan and Napoli. Eight of those home league matches have seen both teams score.
Atalanta beat Juventus 1-0 on Sunday, taking them into third place in Serie A. They are 11 points behind leaders Inter but only two adrift of Milan in second. The win over Juventus was their fifth straight league win. Nine of the last ten have been won, the other a loss at leaders Inter. It took a goal three minutes from time to get them the win over Juventus. That left them four points clear of Napoli in fifth, so their Champions League qualification hopes are looking good. Five of their last six away league matches have been won. The defeat at Inter is the only loss suffered in the last 12 matches. Back them to get a vital away win in this match.