2020–21 Atalanta B.C. season

The 2020–21 season is 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 are participating in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 13 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Atalanta
2020–21 season
PresidentAntonio Percassi
Head coachGian Piero Gasperini
StadiumGewiss Stadium
Serie A7th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luis Muriel (12)

All:
Luis Muriel (15)
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

Players

Current squad

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

Transfers

In

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

Loans in

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

Out

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

Loans out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 26 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 21 10 7 4 48 29 +19 047.62
Coppa Italia 14 January 2021 Round of 16 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 066.67
Champions League 21 October 2020 Group stage 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 050.00
Total 30 15 10 5 64 40 +24 050.00

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Napoli 20 12 1 7 44 21 +23 37 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Lazio 20 11 4 5 35 27 +8 37 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Atalanta 21 10 7 4 48 29 +19 37
8 Sassuolo 21 8 7 6 34 32 +2 31
9 Hellas Verona 20 8 6 6 26 21 +5 30
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. 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)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 10 7 4 48 29  +19 37 5 3 3 26 16  +10 5 4 1 22 13  +9

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWWWLLWDDLDWDWDWWWDWLD
Position92136467898877775657
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[23]

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.[24]
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.[25]
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 v Atalanta Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sardegna Arena

Coppa Italia

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 v Napoli Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Gewiss Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[26]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATA AJX MID
1 Liverpool 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–0 2–0
2 Atalanta 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 0–5 2–2 1–1
3 Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 3–1
4 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 0–4 Atalanta 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 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 0–5 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 0–2 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 1–1 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 0–1 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

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[27]

24 February 2021 First leg Atalanta v Real Madrid Bergamo, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
16 March 2021 Second leg Real Madrid v Atalanta Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[note 2]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Boris Radunović 00000000
25 GK Ludovico Gelmi 00000000
31 GK Franceso Rossi 00000000
57 GK Marco Sportiello 1307+101040
95 GK Pierluigi Gollini 1501201020
Defenders
2 DF Rafael Tolói 23215+120+105+10
3 DF Joakim Mæhle 701+402000
4 DF Boško Šutalo 612+301100
6 DF José Luis Palomino 24012+601+102+20
8 DF Robin Gosens 23614+252051
13 DF Mattia Caldara 401+200+1000
17 DF Cristian Romero 21213+112051
19 DF Berat Djimsiti 23114+102160
33 DF Hans Hateboer 24216+120+1060
40 DF Matteo Ruggeri 501+20000+20
42 DF Giorgio Scalvini 00000000
Midfielders
11 MF Remo Freuler 24114+212060
15 MF Marten de Roon 23116+110+203+10
18 MF Ruslan Malinovskyi 2128+91210+20
32 MF Matteo Pessina 19110+21203+20
43 MF Simone Panada 00000000
44 MF Emmanuel Gyabuaa 100+100000
59 MF Aleksei Miranchuk 1441+91220+21
77 MF Alessandro Cortinovis 00000000
88 MF Mario Pašalić 1116+21002+10
Forwards
7 FW Sam Lammers 1121+92000+10
9 FW Luis Muriel 24146+1111213+22
72 FW Josip Iličić 18410+330+102+21
91 FW Duván Zapata 261114+580+105+13
Players transferred out during the season
10 FW Alejandro Gómez 1659+140061
20 MF Jacopo Da Riva 00000000
21 DF Cristiano Piccini 100+100000
24 GK Marco Carnesecchi 00000000
26 DF Johan Mojica 1303+80001+10
27 DF Fabio Depaoli 703+200+100+10
79 FW Amad Diallo 200+10000+10

Last updated: 27 January 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 6 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Champions League Total
1 9 FW Luis Muriel 12 1 2 15
2 91 FW Duván Zapata 8 0 3 11
3 8 DF Robin Gosens 6 0 1 7
4 10 FW Alejandro Gómez 4 0 1 5
72 FW Josip Iličić 4 0 1 5
6 59 MF Aleksei Miranchuk 1 2 1 4
7 2 DF Rafael Tolói 2 0 0 2
7 FW Sam Lammers 2 0 0 2
17 DF Cristian Romero 1 0 1 2
18 MF Ruslan Malinovskyi 1 1 0 2
33 DF Hans Hateboer 2 0 0 2
88 MF Mario Pašalić 2 0 0 2
13 4 DF Boško Šutalo 0 1 0 1
11 MF Remo Freuler 1 0 0 1
15 MF Marten de Roon 1 0 0 1
19 DF Berat Djimsiti 0 1 0 1
32 MF Matteo Pessina 1 0 0 1
Totals 48 6 10 64

Notes

  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  2. Real Madrid play their home matches at Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid, instead of their regular home stadium Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.

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