On May 13, Beijing time, the 36th round of Serie A ushered in a key matchup, with the fifth-ranked Atalanta hosting the sixth-ranked Roma. De Ketelaere scored twice in two minutes and Manuel Pellegrini slotted home from the penalty spot as Roma won just one of their last five league games and their hopes of securing a Champions League ticket next season were slim.
Atalanta quickly instigated an offensive in the opening stages, Koopmeiners took a corner kick into the penalty area and hit Lukaku almost caused an own goal, and in the 18th minute, Scamacca converted the opportunity to hit the ball just right, De Ketelaere burst into the box and scored a series of inward shots, and the team established a 1-0 lead at home.
True blue and black continued to press, and in the 20th minute, Koopmeiners stepped forward to receive the ball in the penalty area and calmly returned to the goalkeeper, De Ketelaere pushed the ball to complete the brace, and scored two goals in just two minutes. The Roma defence suffered a huge shock, the box was precarious, the fatigue of defending led to almost no threat in attack, and the gap was really wide at half-time, and it will be interesting to see if the manager's adjustments can turn the situation around.
Roma were the first to make line-up changes in the second half, with Tammy Abraham and Beauvais coming off the bench to strengthen the midfield and the threat of switching did improve. The Blue-Black's attack was still quite aggressive, with Lookman and De Jong sliding past from almost the same position on the periphery, with Pasalic picking up a one-handed save from the goalkeeper.
In the 65th minute of the game, Abraham fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee signaled a foul point, and Pellegrini hit the penalty, the penalty of the ball caused controversy, and there was no obvious foul in the replay. The true blue and black failed to take advantage of successive chances, and now the suspense is back, Toure is knocked down in the penalty area, but the referee does not say anything. The rest of the game was scoreless, ending with Atalanta's 2-1 win over Roma.
Bologna in third place and Juventus in fourth place have 67 points from 36 rounds, seven points ahead of Roma in fifth, so they can qualify for next season's Champions League two games ahead of schedule. For Roma, three points behind Atalanta with a game in hand, their hopes of competing for a top-five finish are slim.