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Roma has gone through ups and downs this season. But they managed to put themselves together after the sack of Jose Mourinho and are now fighting for a Champions League slot. A UCL position is not impossible but it is difficult since it is not totally in the hands of Roma. They will have to win all their games while hoping that Atalanta lose by a large margin. Roma has not won any game in five matches which shows the level of inconsistency in the squad.
I doubt if they can beat Genoa and Empoli. Atalanta is not a club that will lose against Torino and Fiorentina. Atalanta will indeed be focusing on the game against Bayer Leverkusen which might bring some distraction. But I don't see them losing two Seria A games in a row. I just think that Daniele De Rossi boys should be comfortable with a Europa spot.
Roma will most likely finish in the Europa League zone, where the chance for De Rossi fleet to overtake Atalanta is impossible, because the two teams are now 6 points apart. If Roma finishes in 6th place in the standings, then De Rossi will not be able to make Roma better than the previous season, but considering that this is his first season coaching the club, De Rossi performance can still be understood.
Meanwhile, Atalanta looks like they will be able to sweep all the remaining matches in Serie A, even though in the European League Atalanta is not the favorite. Atalanta even has the opportunity to finish in the top four of the standings, because Juventus will face Bologna directly, of course this will be a good momentum for Atalanta to move up the rankings.
On the other hand, currently Roma managed to lead the match with a score of 1-0 against Genoa, De Rossi fleet was very lucky to score a goal because they had to play with 10 people. The match will soon end, with Roma looking like they will be able to maintain their lead until the match is over.