Thiago Motta and his villainous attire got off to a good start, but in the end his evil plan to lay siege to Bergamo fell short. Atalanta put up its highest goal tally of the season to date, scoring five… Continue Reading
It’s never been easy for Atalanta this year, but the guys continue to do just enough to earn points and leave the tifosi walking away satisfied. The test wasn’t easy for Atalanta against Cagliari. The last placed side in Serie… Continue Reading
It’s too tiring to write a full review – the aftermath of this match was just too exhausting. Extra time was Atalanta’s friend on Saturday, but it’s enemy against Manchester United, as Cristiano Ronaldo (who else, ugh) put away two… Continue Reading
Atalanta may have had the lion’s share of possession against Lazio, but the boys saved their goal scoring boots for the final moments of both halves. Coming back to draw twice in the match, Atalanta was able to survive against… Continue Reading
Three central defenders out, Palomino subbed off at halftime, that should spell danger right? Au contraire! By some minor miracle, Atalanta’s middle school art class concoction of a defensive line consisting of Marten de Roon, Matteo Lovato, and Giorgio Scalvini… Continue Reading
In football there’s a razor thin line between a hard nosed – ugly – victory an da head scratching – WTF happened – draw. Sadly Atalanta walked that tightrope on Sunday against Udinese, and unfortunately fell off it in the… Continue Reading
So close. That nearly sums it up for Atalanta’s trip to Old Trafford to square off against Manchester United. With five injured starters, and a sixth carted off at half-time, Atalanta nearly pulled off the improbable – beating the Red… Continue Reading
It took awhile but Atalanta finally put away more than two goals in a game, even if it required a bit of help from Empoli’s defense. The gifted own goal aside, La Dea still came up with the goods, netted… Continue Reading
While Atalanta looked to get on track offensively, it at least had a sturdy defense to fall back on to remain competitive. However, on Sunday Atalanta brought neither a potent offensive attack nor a strong defense, suffering defeat at the… Continue Reading
Young Boys dared Atalanta to score on them, and David Wagner’s plan nearly worked out. In a match that was thoroughly one way traffic in favor of Atalanta, it took a piece of hustle and exuberance from Duván Zapata to… Continue Reading