According to reports, the final match of the 36th round of Serie A ended with a 2-1 victory for Atalanta against Roma at the home stadium of Gian Piero Gasperini’s team, marking the first defeat for Claudio Ranieri’s squad in 19 weeks.

In tonight’s match, Ademola Lookman scored the first goal for Atalanta early in the 9th minute, but Bryan Cristante equalized in the 32nd minute, leaving the first half tied.

In the second half, the game remained balanced until Teun Koopmeiners scored the second goal for Gasperini’s team in the 76th minute, capitalizing on a defensive lapse by Roma. Despite Roma’s aggressive attempts to equalize, the match ended 2-1 in favor of Atalanta, securing a crucial victory in the race for the Champions League qualification.

An interesting point is the end of Roma’s unbeaten streak in Serie A. In fact, Ranieri’s team had last lost in the early days of his tenure, suffering a 2-0 defeat against Como in the 16th week.

From that match until now, they had gone unbeaten in 19 consecutive domestic matches, achieving an impressive record of 14 wins and 5 draws, leading the second half of the Serie A season.

However, tonight they suffered their ninth defeat of the season and now sit in sixth place with 63 points, hoping for favorable results in the final weeks to secure a Champions League spot. Meanwhile, Atalanta, with this valuable win, reached 71 points and remained in third place.