Roma vs Atletico

Who do you think will come out on top if they faced now?

Dunno about individually, it doesnt really matter because that isnt the strength of Atletico at all.

But if the two ever met, I could imagine a game similar to the game Juve had with Roma, without as many goals (Juve outplayed Roma but shouldnt of won by that margin).

It would be a very similar gameplan. No space in behind, making Gervinho ineffective and staying totally compact which completely minimises the space in between the lines for Totti to work in.

Counter attack and set peices.

I obviously watch more Atletico than Roma and therefore that reflects on my opinion but I am fairly confident in Atletico's ability as a team.

Atletico Madrid's best player is Diego Simeone

Edited the OP since Atletico is a cohesive unit and it'd be unfair to compare player v player.

Atletico are far above Roma's level. Atletico have conceded 0 goals in their 3 last games against Barca and Real Madrid. Roma just got trounced by the first elite team they've faced this season. Atleti are Juan Mata (instead of washed up Villa) away from being a CL favourite (right now only dark horses). Their defensive organization is off the charts but they also score plenty of goals.

Roma might be in trouble only if atletico plays deep defending and counter as only strategy , they do have quality at midfield in forms of koke and others but in any other case i can say Roma can clinch the result as i think Roma has better midfielders than them

I'm biased because I watch Atletico more as well, but I say Atletico.

I mean Roma no disrespect when I say that I would expect Atletico to come out victorious. Roma have had an excellent season, however they're yet to develop the thick hide of a top side that protects the team mentally when under extreme pressure. They're a team that will back themselves to play their game from the start, however as Juventus showed, the challenge is responding when you go down against a top team despite having the better of opening period. Obviously anything can happen in a one off game, however I feel that this is the sort of game where Roma would need to score first in order to taste victory. As Dani brought out, Atletico are not a team to fear Roma's skill and movement but capable of absorbing everything thrown at them before breaking like a storm.

How Roma respond when they next face Juventus will speak volumes of the team's mental strength and in turn how they might be expected to fare in a match such as this.

A.madrid > Rmadid
rmadrid> JUv
juv>roma

terrance511 wrote:A.madrid > Rmadid
rmadrid> JUv
juv>roma

Fiorentina>Juve

Roma>fio

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Good to see Roma still underrated here. At least that hasn't changed.

People are right to look at the Juve loss as a reason that maybe Roma are not quite there yet, but I don't think the gulf in class, quality or mentality is as big as some of you have made it out to be between Roma and Atletico.

The Roma that lost to Juve were total strangers to those of us that watched every game of their 17 game unbeaten run. Roma lost the mental match against Juve and not the footballing one.

Just as many of you have admitted that you watch more Atleti than Roma, I will freely admit that I have not watched a single Atleti match this season. Therefore I cannot answer the OP's question.

All I can say is that based on what I've seen of this Roma side this season......A Roma that no one has ever seen before......they can beat anyone on their day. Underrating them and underestimating them is what feeds the hunger that these players have. They have a lot to prove in that regard.

Since Roma are not in CL it is alot harder to rate them correctly since the only big team they most definitely play this season is Juventus.

I honestly think that's exactly why Atletico are rated higher than Roma at the moment. Holding and beating Madrid and Barca the way they have this season is an added bonus.

Also, since when are Inter, Napoli and Milan not considered big teams? Milan may be suffering one of their worst seasons in recent memory, but they are still an extremely prestigious club. Same with Inter. Napoli are questionable considering that they've won very little in the grand scheme of things, just like Roma.

It's that type of dismissal that perpetuates this stigma that Roma remain a tier below all other "big" clubs.

I suppose I understand that though. Very people here have watched them as closely as we Romanisti have, naturally. They simply don't understand just how fundamentally different this team is from what it was 5 years ago or even just a year ago.

I think they will next season if Roma continue on their current path.