The 36th round of the 2024/25 Serie A season staged another focus battle. Atalanta, at home, defeated Roma 2-1 after goals from Lookman and Ibrahim Suleymana.

Six minutes into the game, Atlanta's lob pass was cleared, and Dekatlare fell to the ground in front of the goal and shot, but couldn't touch the ball. In the 9th minute, Dekatlare dribbled the ball and shook off the defense and passed it directly into the penalty area. Lookman received the ball and turned around and shot into the goal, helping Atlanta take the lead 1-0.

In the 11th minute, Atalanta continued to attack. Ederson took the ball to the penalty area and shot, but the ball went over the goal post. In the 17th minute, Roma intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack. Kone received Dovbic's cross and shot from the top of the penalty area, but the ball was kicked high.

In the 18th minute, Lookman made a triangle pass from the penalty area, and Dekatlare shot directly but missed. In the 23rd minute, Atalanta passed the ball, and Dekatlare met the ball in the melee and shot but was blocked by Roma goalkeeper Svilar. Then Roma made a mistake and Retegui made a supplementary shot, but the ball went over the goal.

In the 32nd minute, Sule made a cross from the front court, and Cristante headed the ball into the goal despite the defense, helping Roma to tie the score at 1-1. In the 45th minute, Shomurodov dribbled into the penalty area and passed the ball back, but Cone suddenly fell to the ground when he received the ball and could not pose a threat.

In the 51st minute of the second half, Bellanova received a pass from his teammate and tried to shoot from the penalty area, but the ball was kicked high. In the 64th minute, Cone fell to the ground after contacting Atalanta midfielder Pasalic when receiving the ball from the penalty area. The referee on duty first awarded Roma a penalty, but the penalty was cancelled after VAR intervention.

In the 68th minute, Atalanta replaced Pasalic and Dekatrare with Ibrahim Suleymana and Samardzic.

In the 76th minute, Lookman's cross from the right was cleared, and Ibrahim Suleymana got the ball and scored with a long shot, helping Atalanta lead Roma again 2-1.

The score remained unchanged, and Atalanta finally defeated Roma 2-1 at home. After two consecutive wins, Atalanta currently ranks third in the standings with 71 points, 7 points ahead of Juventus in fourth place, and successfully secured a place in the Champions League.