Lazio hosted Atalanta in the last round. Already in the 15th minute the Bergamaschi had a great chance to take the lead after Isaksen's error. Krstovic, however, wasn't up to the moment and did not convert it. The Goddess, however, opened the scoring first. Thus, in the 41st minute, Ederson converted the spot. The Romans started the second half actively. The first dangerous moments appeared for the 'Eagles' at the start of the second half, but Atalanta scored. A beautiful long-range shot became a goal for Zalewski. And although the 'Biancocelesti' tried to respond, they could not even score a consolation goal. Were there moments for the Romans? Yes. Twice the crossbar hit his posts. Before that, the Eagles beat Bologna in the Coppa Italia and shared points (2:2) with Juventus in the league. Cagliari lost for the second consecutive match. Last Monday the Sardinians hosted Lecce. The first half did not bring goals, and all major events happened after the break. The 'Wolves' went ahead thanks to a goal by Gendelman in the 65th minute, and soon Ramadani doubled the team's lead with a beautiful strike. Attempts to come back did not bring any success for the Rossoblu. Pisacane's charges, though they shot dangerously, did not manage to test Falcone's goal even once. In the previous round Lecce lost to Roma by the same score. However, prior to that the Sardinians had won three straight matches. The Rossoblu earned the maximum points in matches against Verona (4:0), Fiorentina (1:2) and Juventus (1:0). Traditionally, the Rossoblu play well at home. Thus, the Sardinians had lost only five of 12 matches at the Sardinia Arena. At the same time, the team has scored 15 goals. Cagliari, it should be noted, has a rather large deficit in the xGA metric. Thus, Fabio Pisacane's side would have to concede about 6.57 goals more according to this metric. The Biancocelesti also show notable deviations. Thus, Maurizio Sarri's side in away games would have had to concede 7.3 goals more than it has. At the same time, the Eagles have an xG deficit of 3.71. The first-round meeting ended with a home win for the Romans, 2:0. At the Olimpico, Isaksen and Dzakkani distinguished themselves, but the islanders looked no worse than their renowned opponent. In the previous season both matches ended with a goal apiece. Thus, the Eagles won both meetings 2:1. Cagliari's goalless streak is a fluke. The Sardinians are determined to end it and make amends for their recent failures. Lazio, however, can certainly take advantage of their opponent's problems. In this match, a goal exchange is quite possible.