1996–97 Atalanta B.C. season

Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio
1996-97 season
President	Ivan Ruggeri
Manager	Emiliano Mondonico
Stadium	Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Serie A	10º
Coppa Italia	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Filippo Inzaghi (24); All: Inzaghi (25)
Home colours	Away colours

During the 1996–97 season 'Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

The squad finished in a decent 1996-97 Serie A campaign in middle of the League table, with Filippo Inzaghi became topscorer with 24 goals in 33 matches[1] defeating Sampdoria striker Vincenzo Montella in an exciting race. Inzaghi tied Platini record 1983-84 Serie A scoring to 15 different teams in a tournament.[2] Also, goalkeeper Davide Pinato reached a new club record: 757 minutes without receiving a goal.[3]

On 12 February 1997 Federico Pisani, died in a car accident with his BMW 320 convertible in the company of his girlfriend Alessandra Midali (who also died in the accident)[4] and two friends (who were uninjured): number 14 is retired in his honour, and renamed the North section (curv) of Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.

Squad

[5] 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	ITA	Davide Micillo
2	MF	URU	José Oscar Herrera [6]
3	MF	ITA	Valter Bonacina
4	DF	ITA	Massimo Carrera
5	MF	ITA	Fortunato
6	DF	SCG	Zoran Mirković
7	FW	URU	Federico Magallanes
8	MF	SWE	Joakim Persson
9	FW	ITA	Inzaghi
10	MF	ITA	Morfeo
11	MF	ITA	Fabio Gallo
12	GK	ITA	Davide Pinato
13	DF	ITA	Andrea Sottil
14	FW	ITA	Federico Pisani
15	MF	ITA	Marco Sgrò
17	DF	ITA	Emanuele Tresoldi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ITA	Paolo Foglio
19	DF	ITA	Stefano Rossini
20	MF	ITA	Franco Rotella
21	MF	ITA	Gianluca Luppi
22	GK	ITA	Andrea Natali
23	DF	ITA	Fabio Rustico
24	FW	ITA	Fausto Rossini
25	FW	ITA	Gianluigi Lentini
26	MF	ITA	Mario Morfeo
27	MF	ITA	Massimo Mutarelli
28	FW	ITA	Alessandro Marcandalli
29	MF	ITA	Angelo Carbone [7]
30	DF	ITA	Arnaldo Bonfanti
31	DF	ITA	Pierre Giorgio Regonesi
32	MF	ITA	Luciano Zauri
—	DF	ITA	Cesare Natali

Competitions

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Vicenza	34	12	11	11	43	38	+5	47	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
9	Fiorentina	34	10	15	9	46	41	+5	45
10	Atalanta	34	11	11	12	44	46	−2	44
11	Milan	34	11	10	13	43	45	−2	43
12	Roma	34	10	11	13	46	47	−1	41[lower-alpha 1]

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, 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).[8]
Notes:

Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.

Matches

8 September 1996 1	Cagliari	2-0	Atalanta	Cagliari
	Pancaro 3' Muzzi 86'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Giancarlo Lana

15 September 1996 2	Atalanta	2-2	Fiorentina	Bergamo
	Inzaghi 56' (pen), 62'	Report	15' Oliveira 81' Batistuta	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Robert Boggi

22 September 1996 3	Vicenza	4-1	Atalanta	Vicenza
	Viviani 44' Rossini 45' (aut.) Beghetto 70' D'Ignazio Pulpito 85'	Report	40' (pen) Inzaghi	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Massimo De Santis

29 September 1996 4	Atalanta	1-1	Inter	Bergamo
	Inzaghi 86'	Report	44' Djorkaeff	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

13 October 1996 5	Perugia	3-1	Atalanta	Perugia
	Dicara 23' Giunti 68' Allegri 80' (pen)	Report	36' Inzaghi	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Livio Bazzoli

20 October 1996 6	Sampdoria	2-0	Atalanta	Genova
	Iacopino 11' Verón 28'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Beschin

26 October 1996 7	Atalanta	2-1	Lazio	Bergamo
	Lentini 4' Inzaghi I 49'	Report	75' Negro	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Graziano Cesari

3 November 1996 8	Milan	1-1	Atalanta	Milano
	Albertini 53' (pen)	Report	21' Inzaghi I	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Roberto Bettin

17 November 1996 9	Atalanta	1-0	Udinese	Bergamo
	Bertotto 29' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

24 November 1996 10	Bologna	3-1	Atalanta	Bologna
	Fortunato 24' (aut.) Kolyvanov 55' Bresciani 58'	Report	73' Inzaghi I	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Stafoggia

1 December 1996 11	Atalanta	2-2	Napoli	Bergamo
	Morfeo I 40' Sgrò 75'	Report	46' Aglietti 50' Caccia	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Farina

8 December 1996 12	Parma	0-0	Atalanta	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Massimo De Santis

15 December 1996 13	Atalanta	4-0	Piacenza	Bergamo
	Inzaghi 15', 31' Rotella 54' Sgrò 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Tarcisio Serena

22 December 1996 14	Roma	0-2	Atalanta	Roma
		Report	30' (o.g.) Lanna 36' Inzaghi	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

5 January 1997 15	Atalanta	1-0	Hellas Verona	Bergamo
	Magallanes 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Collina

12 January 1997 16	Juventus	0-0	Atalanta	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pier Paolo Rossi

19 January 1997 17	Atalanta	1-0	Reggiana	Bergamo
	Inzaghi 41'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

26 January 1997 18	Atalanta	4-1	Cagliari	Bergamo
	Morfeo I 30', 75' (rig.) Foglio 52' Inzaghi I 82'	Report	72' Minotti	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Graziano Cesari

2 February 1997 19	Fiorentina	0-0	Atalanta	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gianni Beschin

16 February 1997 20	Atalanta	3-1	Vicenza	Bergamo
	Foglio 58' Inzaghi 68', 89'	Report	88' (pen) Otero	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Braschi

23 February 1997 21	Inter	2-0	Atalanta	Milano
	Djorkaeff 68' Zamorano 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Gennaro Borriello

2 March 1997 22	Atalanta	2-2	Perugia	Bergamo
	Sgrò 76' Lentini 88'	Report	84' (pen) Giunti 87' Negri	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Daniele Tombolini

9 March 1997 23	Atalanta	4-0	Sampdoria	Bergamo
	Inzaghi 20', 29' (pen), 90' Morfeo 67' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

16 March 1997 24	Lazio	3-2	Atalanta	Roma
	Mirković 36' (o.g.) Sottil 38' (o.g.) Buso 84'	Report	53' Lentini 83' Morfeo	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

23 March 1997 25	Atalanta	0-2	Milan	Bergamo
		Report	11' Weah 66' Eranio	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Piero Ceccarini

6 April 1997 26	Udinese	2-0	Atalanta	Udine
	Bierhoff 81' Amoroso 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Diego Preschern

13 April 1997 27	Atalanta	1-1	Bologna	Bergamo
	Torrisi 50' (o.g.)	Report	72' Scapolo	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

20 April 1997 28	Napoli	0-1	Atalanta	Napoli
		Report	21' Inzaghi	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Daniele Tombolini

4 May 1997 29	Atalanta	1-2	Parma	Bergamo
	Lentini 37'	Report	45' Crespo 62' Chiesa	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Livio Bazzoli

11 May 1997 30	Piacenza	3-1	Atalanta	Piacenza
	Luiso 15', 61' Conte 50'	Report	31' Inzaghi	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Stefano Farina

15 May 1997 31	Atalanta	0-4	Roma	Bergamo
		Report	17' Di Biagio 22' Balbo 61' Totti 78' Thern	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

18 May 1997 32	Hellas Verona	1-1	Atalanta	Verona
	Colucci 29'	Report	58' (pen) Inzaghi	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Giancarlo Lana

23 May 1997 33	Atalanta	1-1	Juventus	Bergamo
	Inzaghi 19'	Report	54' Iuliano	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Roberto Bettin

1 June 1997 34	Reggiana	0-3	Atalanta	Reggio Emilia
		Report	11' (pen), 88' (pen) Inzaghi 90' Fortunato	Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Tarcisio Serena

First round

23 August 1996	SPAL	2-1	Atalanta	Ferrara
	Sorce 15' Sussi 71'		55' Inzaghi	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Gennaro Borriello

Statistics

Squad Statistics

Competition.[9]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition.[9]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1996-97 Serie A	44	17	8	6	3	30	20	17	3	5	9	14	26	34	11	11	12	44	46	-2
1996-97 Coppa Italia		-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Total		17	8	6	3	30	20	18	3	5	10	15	28	35	11	11	13	45	48	-3

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1996-97 Serie A		1996-97 Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
			Valter Bonacina	27	0	26	0	1	0
			Arnaldo Bonfanti	1	0	1	0	0	0
			Angelo Carbone	19	0	19	0	0	0
			Massimo Carrera	30	0	29	0	1	0
			Paolo Foglio	24	2	24	2	0	0
			Daniele Fortunato	21	1	20	1	1	0
			Fabio Gallo	31	0	30	0	1	0
			José Oscar Herrera	13	0	12	0	1	0
			Filippo Inzaghi	34	25	33	24	1	1
			Gianluigi Lentini	31	4	31	4	0	0
			Gianluca Luppi	2	0	2	0	0	0
			Federico Magallanes	11	1	11	1	0	0
			Davide Micillo	12	-23	11	-21	1	-2
			Zoran Mirković	22	0	22	0	0	0
			Domenico Morfeo	27	5	26	5	1	0
			Mario Morfeo	1	0	1	0	0	0
			Joakim Persson	13	0	13	0	0	0
			Davide Pinato	23	-25	23	-25	0	0
			Federico Pisani	2	0	2	0	0	0
			Pierre Giorgio Regonesi	1	0	1	0	0	0
			Fausto Rossini	2	0	1	0	1	0
			Stefano Rossini	25	0	24	0	1	0
			Franco Rotella	12	1	11	1	1	0
			Fabio Rustico	24	0	24	0	0	0
			Marco Sgrò	32	3	31	3	1	0
			Andrea Sottil	33	0	32	0	1	0
			Emanuele Tresoldi	1	0	1	0	0	0
			Luciano Zauri	2	0	2	0	0	0

Source:

[10]

References

Stefano Zaino (10 March 1997). "Inzaghi, show da Nazionale" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).
Fabrizio Bocca (23 December 1996). "Inzaghi, pensieri azzurri" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).
"L'Atalanta è così bella che si merita un 10". Il Corriere della Sera. 17 February 1997. p. 38. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
Roberti Ezio (16 February 1997). "L'addio di Bergamo a Federico e Alessandra". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
Beltrami, 1996. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. p. 209..
Loaned out during Winter.
Transferred in during Autumn.
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 155, 308..
Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 196, 308.

Bibliography

Elio Corbani; Pietro Serina. Cent'anni di Atalanta, 2007 (in Italian). Sesaab, Bergamo. ISBN 978-88-903088-0-2.

External links

"Serie A 1996-1997". RSSSF.com.

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[table_hth_ROM0.95266948917539-8] Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.

[1] Stefano Zaino (10 March 1997). "Inzaghi, show da Nazionale" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).

[2] Fabrizio Bocca (23 December 1996). "Inzaghi, pensieri azzurri" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).

[3] "L'Atalanta è così bella che si merita un 10". Il Corriere della Sera. 17 February 1997. p. 38. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[4] Roberti Ezio (16 February 1997). "L'addio di Bergamo a Federico e Alessandra". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).

[5] Beltrami, 1996. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. p. 209..

[6] Loaned out during Winter.

[7] Transferred in during Autumn.

[9] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[10] Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 155, 308..

[11] Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 196, 308.

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