What an exhausting year! With over 50 matches on the calendar, Atalanta’s season has finally wrapped up with a lot to be proud of, as well as what could’ve been. By now everyone knows that Atalanta finished 3rd again for… Continue Reading
Date: May 12, 201Time: 15:45 CET FiveThirtyEight Predictions:Atalanta Victory- 80%Benevento Victory- 7%Draw- 13% Six points, yes just six points, secures Atalanta a top 4 finish. And there’s no better time than now to make that a reality. With struggling Benevento… Continue Reading
A quite drab first 70 minutes built up enough fuel for a wild finish to a match which fortunately still never had Atalanta in danger of losing its lead. While the lead never dipped below a two goal advantage, it… Continue Reading
Date: May 9, 2021Time: 15:00 CET FiveThirtyEight Predictions:Atalanta Victory- 74%Parma Victory- 10%Draw- 16% Five matches to go, and the clogged fixture schedule takes off once again. With five matches in two weeks (including the Coppa Italia final), a battle tested… Continue Reading
Dirty DetailsName: Jonas KnudsenNationality: Denmark (7 Caps)Current Club: Malmo FFAge: 28 (Birthday, Sep 16)Physical Stats: 1.85m, 82 kgTransfermarkt Value: $1.3M, contract ends 2023 Position: Left Back and Left Center BackStrengths: Throw-Ins (Yes!), Work-RateWeaknesses: Sufficient Floor for Italian FootballTo Be Determined:… Continue Reading
After Gollini’s mindless and stupefying red card against Sassuolo, it unfortunately opened up a plethora of debates about who should man the net for Atalanta – not only this year, but looking forward. On the surface Gollini looks to be… Continue Reading
Sunday’s match was some sort of 3-way battle between, of course, the teams on the pitch, and everyone’s favorite surprise match definer: the referee. Referee Luca Pairetto was as much of an influence on the pitch than the 22 players,… Continue Reading
Date: May 2, 2021Time: 15:00 CET FiveThirtyEight Predictions:Atalanta Victory – 59%Sassuolo Victory – 20%Draw – 21% Sunday is hopefully the day that Serie A begins to chisel away at the glut of teams duking it out for the top spots… Continue Reading
Atalanta has brought home a Player of the Month award this campaign, but it wasn’t who many would think after a cursory glance. Three goals and one of the best assists of the year was enough to deliver Luis Muriel… Continue Reading
Dirty DetailsName: Joey VeermanNationality: The NetherlandsCurrent Club: Heerenveen FCAge: 22 (Birthday, Nov 19)Physical Stats: 1.85m, 75 kgTransfermarkt Value: $7.7M, contract ends 2024 Position: Defensive MidfieldStrengths: Long Balls, Passing, Composure, VisionWeaknesses: Lapses of Awareness, AssertivenessTo Be Determined: Playing in a Pivot… Continue Reading