Roma beat Atalanta 2-1 in a comeback thanks to Hermoso and Soulé

They taste the taste of victory and the top spot with full points, resisting the total assault of the Giallorossi, until - with time almost up - Gasperini's team finds the one-two that turns everything around. First Hermoso and then Soulé gave the third success in as many matches, thus catching Inter and prolonging a dream that almost became a nightmare. But despite the data - almost all on Roma's side - if the first half ends 0-0, much of the credit goes to Carnesecchi, because the Giallorossi one is a constant siege. It started immediately with a double header opportunity, first from Mancini and then from Cristante, and then continued with Ndicka's goal disallowed for offside and the Nerazzurri goalkeeper's save on Malen. Atalanta's only outburst remains that of Scamacca who kicks violently towards Roma's goal on the half hour but finds the answer in Svilar's bagher. So at the double whistle the two teams return to the locker room on a draw and with the regrets that are all for Dybala and his teammates, unable to take advantage of even the seven corner kicks they had available. Regrets that increase at the start of the second half, when Gasperini confirms the starting eleven as a whole, while Sarri looks for a shock with the substitution of Scamacca for Kristovic. And the turning point came in less than sixty seconds, with Ederson capable of taking advantage of the defensive sleep of the Giallorossi defence, silencing a sold-out Olimpico and which also saw the presence of the Italian national team coach, Roberto Mancini, in the stands. Atalanta's 1-0 blows up every plan because the Giallorossi throw themselves into a desperate search for an equalizer, leaving room first for Samardzic and then for Kristovic to also land the knockout blow. There is also no shortage of opportunities for Roma who try with the bench to change the game. First Molina and Soulé enter for Lulli and Mora, then Gasp also removes Malen to insert Castro who appears hitting the post. Roma are alive, but Carnesecchi and bad luck (Castro also hits the crossbar with his head) seem to paint the most classic of scenarios. Yet the magic was born in the 90th minute, when Hermoso made it 1-1 with the Giallorossi's 14th corner kick of the match. Soulé takes the corner for the Spaniard who heads a match that seemed over, giving the Giallorossi the counter-overtaking goal. The signature is still that of Soulé, which condemns Sarri to a bitter return to the Olimpco stadium which was also his during his time with Lazio. At the final whistle it's a Roman celebration, with Bergamo's nervousness also leading to Gaetano's red card, while the explosion of joy is all for Roma. In five days, the Giallorossi will also return to play the Champions League: they will get there on the wings of enthusiasm.

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