2020–21 Atalanta BC season

Atalanta
2020–21 season
PresidentAntonio Percassi
Head coachGian Piero Gasperini
StadiumGewiss Stadium
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luis Muriel (22)

All:
Luis Muriel (26)
Biggest winAtalanta 5–0 Bologna
Biggest defeatAtalanta 0–5 Liverpool

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

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2021[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Serbia SRB Boris Radunović
2 DF Italy ITA Rafael Tolói (captain)[3]
3 DF Denmark DEN Joakim Mæhle
4 DF Croatia CRO Boško Šutalo
6 DF Argentina ARG José Luis Palomino
7 FW Netherlands NED Sam Lammers
8 DF Germany GER Robin Gosens
9 FW Colombia COL Luis Muriel
11 MF Switzerland SUI Remo Freuler (vice-captain)[3]
13 DF Italy ITA Mattia Caldara (on loan from Milan)
15 MF Netherlands NED Marten de Roon (3rd captain)[3]
17 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Romero (on loan from Juventus)
18 MF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Malinovskyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Albania ALB Berat Djimsiti
20 MF Ukraine UKR Viktor Kovalenko
31 GK Italy ITA Francesco Rossi
32 MF Italy ITA Matteo Pessina
33 DF Netherlands NED Hans Hateboer
40 DF Italy ITA Matteo Ruggeri
57 GK Italy ITA Marco Sportiello
59 MF Russia RUS Aleksei Miranchuk
72 FW Slovenia SVN Josip Iličić
88 MF Croatia CRO Mario Pašalić
91 FW Colombia COL Duván Zapata
95 GK Italy ITA Pierluigi Gollini

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Notes Source
88 MF Croatia Mario Pašalić Chelsea €15M 22 June 2020 Option to buy activated [4]
59 MF Russia Aleksei Miranchuk Lokomotiv Moscow €14.5M 28 August 2020 [5]
7 FW Netherlands Sam Lammers PSV Eindhoven €9M 22 September 2020 [6]
3 DF Denmark Joakim Mæhle Genk €10M 4 January 2021 [7]
20 MF Ukraine Viktor Kovalenko Shakhtar Donetsk €0.7M 1 February 2021 [8]

Loans in

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Notes Source
17 DF Argentina Cristian Romero Juventus €2M 5 September 2020 Loan with an option to buy [9]
21 DF Italy Cristiano Piccini Valencia 9 September 2020 Loan with an option to buy [10]
26 DF Colombia Johan Mojica Girona €0.5M 22 September 2020 Loan with an option to buy [11]
27 DF Italy Fabio Depaoli Sampdoria 2 October 2020 Loan with an option to buy [12]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Notes Source
21 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne Leicester City €25M 1 September 2020 [13]
79 FW Ivory Coast Amad Manchester United €40M 7 January 2021 [14][15]
26 DF Colombia Johan Mojica Girona 15 January 2021 Loan terminated early [16]
21 DF Italy Cristiano Piccini Valencia 23 January 2021 Loan terminated early [17]
27 DF Italy Fabio Depaoli Sampdoria 26 January 2021 Loan terminated early [18]
10 FW Argentina Alejandro Gómez Sevilla 26 January 2021 [19]

Loans out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Notes Source
7 DF Germany Lennart Czyborra Genoa €5.5M 9 September 2020 Two-year loan with obligation to buy [20]
20 MF Italy Jacopo Da Riva Vicenza 5 October 2020 [21]
24 GK Italy Marco Carnesecchi Cremonese 5 January 2021 [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 September 2020 Friendly Atalanta Italy 4–1 Italy Pro Sesto Ciserano, Italy
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Attendance: 0
16 September 2020 Friendly Atalanta Italy 3–1 Italy Novara Ciserano, Italy
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Attendance: 0
19 September 2020 Friendly Atalanta Italy 5–1 Italy Como Ciserano, Italy
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Attendance: 0
19 September 2020 Friendly Atalanta Italy 3–1 Italy Ravenna Ciserano, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 +43 060.53
Coppa Italia 14 January 2021 19 May 2021 Round of 16 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 060.00
Champions League 21 October 2020 16 March 2021 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 2 3 11 12 −1 037.50
Total 51 29 12 10 111 65 +46 056.86

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 0Qualification for Europa League group stage[b]
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
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:
  1. ^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Juventus on head-to-head points: Juventus 1–1 Atalanta, Atalanta 1–0 Juventus.
  2. ^ 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

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Overall Home Away
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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWWLLWDDLDWDWDWWWDWLDWWWWLWWWWWDWDWWWL
Position92136467898877775657765445443433222223
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[24]

26 September 2020 2 Torino 2–4 Atalanta Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Belotti 11', 43'
  • Zaza Yellow card 39'
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

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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

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Group stage

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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
1 England Liverpool 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–0 2–0
2 Italy Atalanta 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 0–5 2–2 1–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 3–1
4 Denmark Midtjylland 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–1 0–4 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 October 2020 1 Midtjylland Denmark 0–4 Italy Atalanta Herning, Denmark
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 132
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
27 October 2020 2 Atalanta Italy 2–2 Netherlands Ajax 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 Italy 0–5 England Liverpool 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 England 0–2 Italy Atalanta 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 Italy 1–1 Denmark Midtjylland 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 Netherlands 0–1 Italy Atalanta Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[28]

24 February 2021 First leg Atalanta Italy 0–1 Spain Real Madrid 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 Spain 3–1
(4–1 agg.)
Italy Atalanta Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[note 2]
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Serbia SRB Boris Radunović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Italy ITA Ludovico Gelmi[note 3] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Italy ITA Francesco Rossi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 GK Italy ITA Marco Sportiello 21 0 13+2 0 1 0 5 0
95 GK Italy ITA Pierluigi Gollini 31 0 25 0 3 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF Italy ITA Rafael Tolói 42 2 29+2 2 2+1 0 7+1 0
3 DF Denmark DEN Joakim Mæhle 25 0 12+8 0 3 0 2 0
4 DF Croatia CRO Boško Šutalo 9 1 3+4 0 2 1 0 0
6 DF Argentina ARG José Luis Palomino 45 1 25+11 1 2+1 0 2+4 0
8 DF Germany GER Robin Gosens 43 12 30+2 11 4 0 7 1
13 DF Italy ITA Mattia Caldara 9 0 1+5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
17 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Romero 41 3 29+2 2 3 0 7 1
19 DF Albania ALB Berat Djimsiti 45 1 28+5 0 4 1 8 0
33 DF Netherlands NED Hans Hateboer 29 2 20+2 2 0+1 0 6 0
40 DF Italy ITA Matteo Ruggeri 8 0 3+3 0 0 0 0+2 0
41 DF Italy ITA Davide Ghislandi[note 3] 1 0 0+1 0