Atalanta v Roma: the stats report
Champions League football and 3rd place locked thanks to Lookman and Sulemana
Sealing a crucial 2-1 victory over Roma at the Gewiss Stadium on MD36, Atalanta have guaranteed their place in the next UEFA Champions League season with two games to spare by arithmetically clinching third spot in the Serie A standings.
The victory also saw Gasperini's side hit 101 goals across all competitions, marking the fifth time the Bergamo side have reached a three-digit scoring tally following 103 in 2018/19, 116 in 2019/20, 111 in 2020/21 and 106 in 2023/24. On a much related note, as reported by Opta Facts' Stats Perform, Atalanta are the only Serie A side to have scored at least 10 goals from outside the box this season, and the only side to have two players with a 20+ scoring contribution (combining goals and assists) to their names: Mateo Retegui (24 goals and 7 assists) and Ademola Lookman (15 goals and 5 assists).
Opening the scoring against the Giallorossi with his 15th Serie A goal, Lookman has cemented his spot as third force in the "Capocannoniere" race, only surpassed by fellow Atalantino Retegui (24) and Moise Kean (17).
Sealing Champions League qualification with a goal worth its weight in gold, Ibrahim Sulemana capped off the night with his first goal in Nerazzurri colours.
Closing off with the matchday standout stats courtesy of the Serie A's official Match Report, while Lookman leads the way for most shots fired (4) and assists provided (3), Marten de Roon is on top for most touches (91) and completed passes (66). While Éderson recorded the most final-third passes completed (17), Charles De Ketelaere created the most goal-scoring chances (3).