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ROME, ITALY – APRIL 18: Nikola Krstovic of Atalanta is challenged by Evan Ndicka of AS Roma during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Atalanta BC at Stadio Olimpico on April 18, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
Roma and Atalanta were both left frustrated with a point apiece in this showdown for European places, as Mario Hermoso cancelled out the Nikola Krstovic opener.
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This was a pure head-to-head for European ambitions, but also an emotional reunion for Gian Piero Gasperini with his former club, and protégé Raffaele Palladino. Paulo Dybala, Manu Koné, Wesley, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson were still out of action, with Nicolò Pisilli and Gianluca Mancini not at 100 per cent either.
La Dea had to prepare for Wednesday’s Coppa Italia semi-final against Lazio, though Isak Hien and Kamaldeen Sulemana were injured, so Giacomo Raspadori started against the club he turned down in January.
Atalanta had a remarkable recent record against the Giallorossi, unbeaten since March 2022 with six wins and a draw going into this game.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
The visitors scored with the first chance of the game, as Marten de Roon robbed Mario Hermoso in midfield and sent Nikola Krstovic through the middle, the striker’s ferocious right-foot finish beating Mile Svilar.
Matias Soulé cut inside for a curler from the edge of the area that was deflected over by Berat Djimsiti, then in a similar position forced the low one-handed Marco Carnesecchi save.
Carnesecchi did even better when rushing off his line for a desperate block on Donyell Malen’s tap-in from seven yards, when Stephan El Shaarawy had rolled across.
Malen also tested the Atalanta goalkeeper at the near post on the counter-attack, while Mile Svilar denied Ederson one-on-one moments later after the midfielder had left El Aynaoui in his wake.
Roma equalised on the stroke of half-time, as Devyne Rensch nodded down the Zeki Celik cross for an acrobatic Hermoso left-foot volley from eight yards into the roof of the net.
Atalanta made a triple change at half-time, including ex-Roma youth product Nicola Zalewski, who immediately blasted wide from distance.
El Shaarawy stung Carnesecchi’s gloves at the near post with a volley from a tricky angle, as did Malen from a very similar position, while the goalkeeper was ready for a Hermoso header.
Lorenzo Venturino’s strike was deflected over, but on the resulting corner a Hermoso looping header bounced off the top of the crossbar.
Devyne Rensch hobbled off with a muscular problem, while Robinio Vaz couldn’t take advantage of Carnesecchi fumbling a Venturino cross.
Roma 1-1 Atalanta
Krstovic 12 (A), Hermoso 45 (R)
18-04-2026 19:45
MatchDay 33
Stadio OlimpicoRomaAtalanta
Live1 – 1
Player statistic
| 12' | Nikola Krstovic(Assist: Marten de Roon) |
| Mario Hermoso(Assist: Devyne Rensch) | 45' |
| 65' | Éderson |
| Niccolò Pisilli | 75' |
| 90+1' | Berat Djimsiti |
Roma
Atalanta
Starting lineups
99
Mile Svilar
Goalkeeper
2
Devyne Rensch
Defender
78′
5
Evan Ndicka
Defender
23
Gianluca Mancini
Defender
60′
22
Mario Hermoso
Defender
19
Zeki Celik
Defender
4
Bryan Cristante
Midfielder
8
Neil El Aynaoui
Midfielder
60′
14
Donyell Malen
Attacker
18
Matìas Soulé
Attacker
71′
92
Stephan El Shaarawy
Attacker
60′
29
Marco Carnesecchi
Goalkeeper
19
Berat Djimsiti
Defender
77
Davide Zappacosta
Defender
42
Giorgio Scalvini
Defender
46′
16
Raoul Bellanova
Defender
23
Sead Kolasinac
Defender
46′
13
Éderson
Midfielder
80′
15
Marten de Roon
Midfielder
17
Charles De Ketelaere
Attacker
46′
18
Giacomo Raspadori
Attacker
90
Nikola Krstovic
Attacker
Substitutes
3
Angeliño
Defender
95
Pierluigi Gollini
Goalkeeper
24
Jan Ziolkowski
Defender
97
Bryan Zaragoza
Attacker
70
Giorgio De Marzi
Goalkeeper
61
Niccolò Pisilli
Midfielder
60′
87
Daniele Ghilardi
Defender
60′
20
Lorenzo Venturino
Attacker
60′
78
Robinio Vaz
Attacker
71′
12
Konstantinos Tsimikas
Defender
78′
10
Lazar Samardžić
Midfielder
57
Marco Sportiello
Goalkeeper
9
Gianluca Scamacca
Attacker
5
Mitchel Bakker
Defender
7
Kamaldeen Sulemana
Midfielder
6
Yunus Musah
Midfielder
59
Nicola Zalewski
Midfielder
46′
3
Odilon Kossounou
Defender
46′
69
Honest Ahanor
Defender
46′
8
Mario Pasalic
Midfielder
80′
