BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal with his teammate Berat Djimsiti during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Balance Arena on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)
Atalanta battled to a 1-0 victory over Roma, with Giorgio Scalvini scoring the only goal in a feisty affair surrounded by refereeing controversy.
Football Italia’s Player of the Match was Berat Djimsiti, for his impressive defensive work across the ninety minutes at the heart of La Dea’s defence.
Atalanta 1-0 Roma – Player Ratings
Atalanta: Carnesecchi 6; Scalvini 7 (Hien 6), Djimsiti 7.5, Kolasinac 6 (Ahanor 6.5); Zappacosta 6, Ederson 6 (Maldini 6), De Roon 6.5, Bernasconi 6.5; De Ketelaere 6, Zalewski 6.5 (Musah 6), Scamacca 5.5 (Krstovic 6)
Best Atalanta player: Berat Djimsiti – Whilst goalscorer Scalvini also impressed in defence, Djimsiti put in a really stellar performance, winning a majority of his duels and giving Roma no space to fashion any genuine chances.
Lowest Atalanta rating: Gianluca Scamacca – However, if his goal stood, could have been another matter entirely. The Italian looked largely lacklustre and was beaten far too often by the Giallorossi defence.
Coach: Raffaele Palladino 7.5 – What a revolution La Dea have undertaken under the coach, who continues to impress with a win against a direct competitor. Set up his team in such a way that gave Roma little time to breathe in offensive positions.
Roma: Svilar 5; Mancini 6, Ziolkowski 5.5 (Wesley 6), Hermoso 5.5; Celik 5.5, Cristante 5.5, Kone 5.5 (Pisilli N/A), Rensch 5.5 (Tsimikas 6), Soule 5.5 (El Shaaraway 6), Dybala 5, Ferguson 5 (Dovbyk 5.5)
Best Roma player: Gianluca Mancini – The Roma defender had a strong game, involved plenty throughout. He did relatively well in defence and was an aggressive force for the Giallorossi.
Lowest Roma rating: Mile Svilar – Made a fatal error to allow Scalvini to score the only goal. Should’ve done better with the cross and can have no complaints after failing to catch the ball. Only faced one other shot all evening.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini 5 – Got it all wrong tonight. Despite dominating possession, Gasperini’s Roma lacked any real bite in attack. With the options available to him, could have done better, but Atalanta were too strong.
