It was December 15 when Cesc Fabregas’ Como brushed Roma aside 2-0. Since then, the Wolfess has been unbeaten for 19 straight Serie A games. But tonight, 148 days later, Atalanta’s two Africans united their forces, breaking Claudio Ranieri’s crew’s incredible run – 2-1!La Dea could have had a convincing lead at the break, but thanks to Roma’s keeper Mile Svilar and pretty indisposed Charles De Ketelaere, the home team netted only once in the opening 45 minutes over Ademola Lookman, while the visitors’ Bryan Cristante punished Gian Piero Gasperini’s team for the misses.The second half was much more peaceful, as only one moment and practically one genuine chance decided the game. Another Atalanta’s African – this time Ghanaian – Ibrahim Sulemana sent a missile into Svilar’s net, launching his team to the UCL! Roma will, on the other hand, have to battle for it in the final two rounds.Atalanta secure Champions League as they hand Roma their first loss of the year 😮💨🔵🏆 pic.twitter.com/HkYTpLcvt9— OneFootball (@OneFootball) May 12, 2025 Atalanta dominated during the opening half an hour of the game, while Roma woke up in the final 15 minutes. Still, each team netted once before the break.Gian Piero Gasperini’s team used its first chance and broke the deadlock over Ademola Lookman only nine minutes into the game. Charles De Ketelaere slipped a perfect pass for the Nigerian, who turned and found the bottom-left corner of Roma’s goal.Ademola Lookman has 57 G/A since he moved to Serie A.Only Lautaro Martínez (69) has more in that time. pic.twitter.com/lDQjHFgpqj— StatMuse FC (@statmusefc) May 12, 2025 The Belgian wasted two massive chances himself in the span of three minutes. Once he missed the empty net and on other occasion the Wolfess’s keeper Mile Svilar superbly stopped his effort – both times from close range.Roma left way too much room for La Dea’s counters, and it was a genuine miracle that they conceded only once. Yet, when you miss a lot, punishment is inevitable.Ex-Inter keeper reveals: “I was writing a testament, buddhism saved me”Matias Soule sent an ideal cross from a free-kick, finding Bryan Cristante, who headed it in to level the score!The equalizer “gave wings” to the visitors, who threatened a few more times over Eldor Shomurodov and Manu Kone, but the score remained level at the break, while Atalanta boss Gasperini was fuming and in disbelief that his men weren’t at least one goal up.##NAJAVA_MECA_8916482##Mario Pasalic’s tackle and Kone’s fall in Atalanta’s box interrupted the quiet period lasting since the beginning of the second half. Still, although the ref Simone Sozza immediately pointed to the spot, the VAR room reacted and the decision was eventually overturned.Another dull part of the game followed, but was ended when Ibrahim Sulemana unleashed a powerful effort from around 20 meters straight into Roma’s net, giving Atalanta a vital lead, from the first notable chance in the second half!Atalanta 2 Roma 1. Sulemana #AtalantaRoma pic.twitter.com/CuUqGEvLsN— Football24/7 (@foet247europa) May 12, 2025 Even though Claudio Ranieri tried to wake his team up with several subs, Roma failed to bounce back, suffering their first Serie A defeat since December 15. More importantly, Atalanta sealed the deal and will play in the Champions League next season, while Roma will have to fight for it in the upcoming two rounds against AC Milan at home and Torino on the road.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 36Friday Milan – Bologna 3-1 (0-0)/Gimenez 73, 90+2, Pulisic 79 – Orsolini 49/SaturdayComo – Cagliari 3-1 (2-1)/Caqueret 40, Strefezza 45+2, Cutrone 77 – Adopo 22/Lazio – Juventus 1-1 (0-0)/Vecino 90+6 – Kolo Muani 51/Empoli – Parma 2-1 (1-0)/Fazzini 11, Anjorin 86 – Djuric 73/Sunday Udinese – Monza 1-2 (0-0)/Lucca 75 – Caprari 52, Balde 90/Verona – Lecce 1-1 (1-1)/Coppola 41 – Krstovic 23/Torino – Inter 0-2 (0-1)/Zalewski 14, Asllani 50/Napoli – Genoa 2-2 (1-1)/Lukaku 15, Raspadori 64 – Meret 32 (og), Vasquez 84/Monday Venezia – Fiorentina 2-1 (0-0)/Cande 60, Oristanio 68 – Mandragora 77/Atalanta – Roma 2-1 (1-1)/Lookman 9, Sulemana 76 – Cristante 32/
