2020–21 Atalanta BC season
2020–21 season | ||||
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President | Antonio Percassi | |||
Head coach | Gian Piero Gasperini | |||
Stadium | Gewiss Stadium | |||
Serie A | 3rd | |||
Coppa Italia | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Luis Muriel (22) All: Luis Muriel (26) | |||
Biggest win | Atalanta 5–0 Bologna | |||
Biggest defeat | Atalanta 0–5 Liverpool | |||
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The 2020–21 season was the 113th season in the existence of Atalanta B.C. and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Atalanta participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 13 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Notes | Source |
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88 | MF | ![]() | Chelsea | €15M | 22 June 2020 | Option to buy activated | [4] |
59 | MF | ![]() | Lokomotiv Moscow | €14.5M | 28 August 2020 | [5] | |
7 | FW | ![]() | PSV Eindhoven | €9M | 22 September 2020 | [6] | |
3 | DF | ![]() | Genk | €10M | 4 January 2021 | [7] | |
20 | MF | ![]() | Shakhtar Donetsk | €0.7M | 1 February 2021 | [8] |
Loans in
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Notes | Source |
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17 | DF | ![]() | Juventus | €2M | 5 September 2020 | Loan with an option to buy | [9] |
21 | DF | ![]() | Valencia | 9 September 2020 | Loan with an option to buy | [10] | |
26 | DF | ![]() | Girona | €0.5M | 22 September 2020 | Loan with an option to buy | [11] |
27 | DF | ![]() | Sampdoria | 2 October 2020 | Loan with an option to buy | [12] |
Out
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Notes | Source |
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21 | DF | ![]() | Leicester City | €25M | 1 September 2020 | [13] | |
79 | FW | ![]() | Manchester United | €40M | 7 January 2021 | [14][15] | |
26 | DF | ![]() | Girona | 15 January 2021 | Loan terminated early | [16] | |
21 | DF | ![]() | Valencia | 23 January 2021 | Loan terminated early | [17] | |
27 | DF | ![]() | Sampdoria | 26 January 2021 | Loan terminated early | [18] | |
10 | FW | ![]() | Sevilla | 26 January 2021 | [19] |
Loans out
[edit]No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Notes | Source |
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7 | DF | ![]() | Genoa | €5.5M | 9 September 2020 | Two-year loan with obligation to buy | [20] |
20 | MF | ![]() | Vicenza | 5 October 2020 | [21] | ||
24 | GK | ![]() | Cremonese | 5 January 2021 | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
12 September 2020 Friendly | Atalanta ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Ciserano, Italy |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti Attendance: 0 |
16 September 2020 Friendly | Atalanta ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Ciserano, Italy |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti Attendance: 0 |
19 September 2020 Friendly | Atalanta ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Ciserano, Italy |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti Attendance: 0 |
19 September 2020 Friendly | Atalanta ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Ciserano, Italy |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie A | 26 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 60.53 |
Coppa Italia | 14 January 2021 | 19 May 2021 | Round of 16 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 60.00 |
Champions League | 21 October 2020 | 16 March 2021 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 37.50 |
Total | 51 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 111 | 65 | +46 | 56.86 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 89 | 35 | +54 | 91 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
2 | Milan | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 79 | |
3 | Atalanta | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 78[a] | |
4 | Juventus | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 78[a] | |
5 | Napoli | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 77 | Europa League group stage[b] | Qualification for
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[23]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Juventus on head-to-head points: Juventus 1–1 Atalanta, Atalanta 1–0 Juventus.
- ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 23 | +18 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Serie A
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[24]
26 September 2020 2 | Torino | 2–4 | Atalanta | Turin |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
30 September 2020 1 | Lazio | 1–4 | Atalanta | Rome |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Maresca | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but was postponed due to Atalanta's involvement in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League.[25] |
4 October 2020 3 | Atalanta | 5–2 | Cagliari | Bergamo |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
17 October 2020 4 | Napoli | 4–1 | Atalanta | Naples |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Marco Di Bello |
24 October 2020 5 | Atalanta | 1–3 | Sampdoria | Bergamo |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
31 October 2020 6 | Crotone | 1–2 | Atalanta | Crotone |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 0 Referee: Federico Dionisi |
8 November 2020 7 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Internazionale | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
21 November 2020 8 | Spezia | 0–0 | Atalanta | Cesena |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
28 November 2020 9 | Atalanta | 0–2 | Hellas Verona | Bergamo |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa |
13 December 2020 11 | Atalanta | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
16 December 2020 12 | Juventus | 1–1 | Atalanta | Turin |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
20 December 2020 13 | Atalanta | 4–1 | Roma | Bergamo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
23 December 2020 14 | Bologna | 2–2 | Atalanta | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
3 January 2021 15 | Atalanta | 5–1 | Sassuolo | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
6 January 2021 16 | Atalanta | 3–0 | Parma | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
9 January 2021 17 | Benevento | 1–4 | Atalanta | Benevento |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
17 January 2021 18 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Genoa | Bergamo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
20 January 2021 10 | Udinese | 1–1 | Atalanta | Udine |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 December 2020, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[26] |
23 January 2021 19 | Milan | 0–3 | Atalanta | Milan |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
31 January 2021 20 | Atalanta | 1–3 | Lazio | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
6 February 2021 21 | Atalanta | 3–3 | Torino | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
14 February 2021 22 | Cagliari | 0–1 | Atalanta | Cagliari |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
21 February 2021 23 | Atalanta | 4–2 | Napoli | Bergamo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
28 February 2021 24 | Sampdoria | 0–2 | Atalanta | Genoa |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
3 March 2021 25 | Atalanta | 5–1 | Crotone | Bergamo |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza |
8 March 2021 26 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
12 March 2021 27 | Atalanta | 3–1 | Spezia | Bergamo |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini |
21 March 2021 28 | Hellas Verona | 0–2 | Atalanta | Verona |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
3 April 2021 29 | Atalanta | 3–2 | Udinese | Bergamo |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
11 April 2021 30 | Fiorentina | 2–3 | Atalanta | Florence |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
18 April 2021 31 | Atalanta | 1–0 | Juventus | Bergamo |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
22 April 2021 32 | Roma | 1–1 | Atalanta | Rome |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
25 April 2021 33 | Atalanta | 5–0 | Bologna | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
2 May 2021 34 | Sassuolo | 1–1 | Atalanta | Reggio Emilia |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
9 May 2021 35 | Parma | 2–5 | Atalanta | Parma |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Giua |
12 May 2021 36 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Benevento | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa |
15 May 2021 37 | Genoa | 3–4 | Atalanta | Genoa |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
23 May 2021 38 | Atalanta | 0–2 | Milan | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
Coppa Italia
[edit]14 January 2021 Round of 16 | Atalanta | 3–1 | Cagliari | Bergamo |
21:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Federico Dionisi |
27 January 2021 Quarter-finals | Atalanta | 3–2 | Lazio | Bergamo |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Luca Pairetto |
3 February 2021 Semi-finals First leg | Napoli | 0–0 | Atalanta | Naples |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Michael Fabbri |
10 February 2021 Semi-finals Second leg | Atalanta | 3–1 (3–1 agg.) | Napoli | Bergamo |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Federico La Penna |
19 May 2021 Final | Atalanta | 1–2 | Juventus | Reggio Emilia |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Davide Massa | |
Note: Toloi was sent off for dissent while on the bench. |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[27]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | ATA | AJX | MID | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | 0–5 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — |
21 October 2020 1 | Midtjylland ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Herning, Denmark |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 132 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
27 October 2020 2 | Atalanta ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Bergamo, Italy |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
3 November 2020 3 | Atalanta ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Bergamo, Italy |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
25 November 2020 4 | Liverpool ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Liverpool, England |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
1 December 2020 5 | Atalanta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bergamo, Italy |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
9 December 2020 6 | Ajax ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
Knockout phase
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[28]
24 February 2021 First leg | Atalanta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Bergamo, Italy |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
16 March 2021 Second leg | Real Madrid ![]() | 3–1 (4–1 agg.) | ![]() | Madrid, Spain |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[note 2] Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Champions League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Boris Radunović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | GK | ![]() | Ludovico Gelmi[note 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | GK | ![]() | Francesco Rossi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
57 | GK | ![]() | Marco Sportiello | 21 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
95 | GK | ![]() | Pierluigi Gollini | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Rafael Tolói | 42 | 2 | 29+2 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() | Joakim Mæhle | 25 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() | Boško Šutalo | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ![]() | José Luis Palomino | 45 | 1 | 25+11 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | ||
8 | DF | ![]() | Robin Gosens | 43 | 12 | 30+2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
13 | DF | ![]() | Mattia Caldara | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | ![]() | Cristian Romero | 41 | 3 | 29+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
19 | DF | ![]() | Berat Djimsiti | 45 | 1 | 28+5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | ![]() | Hans Hateboer | 29 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
40 | DF | ![]() | Matteo Ruggeri | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
41 | DF |