Stat Attack: Facts to know ahead of Atalanta trip

The last-15

The last 15 matches between these two sides at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia have never seen the same result repeated twice in a row: Roma have won six times and the Nerazzurri five, with three draws amidst all that. But Roma won the last time out...

The last meeting

The last meeting between these two sides in Bergamo saw Eusebio Di Francesco win his first ever-game as Roma coach - thanks to a debut strike from Aleksandar Kolarov. The full-back struck his free-kick under the wall to clinch a hard-fought 1-0 win.

Nerazzurri in the goals

Atalanta have scored in their last 12 games in a row in Serie A, their best run since January 2007. With 44 goals from their first 20 games, the side have never scored so many goals at this stage of the season in their Serie A history.

The young goals of Roma

Roma are the only side in the league this season to have five goalscorers born in 1996 or later (and no other club has managed more than three).

Defenders turned attackers

This is a game that sees the two European sides with the most goals from their defenders this season (12 apiece) go head-to-head...

Florenzi reaching a milestone

If he plays some part on Sunday, Alessandro Florenzi will reach 200 Serie A appearances for the Giallorossi. In his 199 appearances to date, he has chipped in with 24 goals.

Kolarov and Mancini

The game sees something of a head-to-head battle between the two most prolific defenders in European football this season: Aleksandar Kolarov and Gianluca Mancini. Both players have scored five goals already this season...

Roma looking for five-in-a-row

Beating Torino last weekend (3-2) saw Roma make it four wins in a row in all competitions - something they haven't managed this season since October's win over Empoli. The Giallorossi are yet to win five in a row - and haven't done since November 2017 - a six-win run that included wins over Torino (1-0), Crotone (1-0), Bologna (1-0), Chelsea (3-0), Fiorentina (4-2) and Lazio (2-1).

Di Francesco vs Gasperini

The two coaches have faced each other 10 times before: with Di Francesco winning three and losing five of those...

Gasperini vs AS Roma

Gian Piero Gasperini has faced Roma a total of 20 times during his coaching career, with Roma winning out on 12 occasions and Gasperini's sides enjoying the spoils just five times. Gasperini has perhaps enjoyed the upper-hand more recently, however; in January 2018 Atalanta won 2-1 at the Olimpico, while earlier in the campaign the two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Italian capital.