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Il progetto firmato Atalanta “La Scuola allo Stadio” arrivato alla 24^ edizione

23 September

Atalanta's "School at the Stadium" project has reached its 24th edition.

Antonio Percassi, Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Atalanta U23, Italian Sports Center, Municipality of Bergamo, CONI, David Ghislandi, The School at the Stadium, Luca Percassi, Lucia Castelli, Michael Sbravati, New Balance Arena, National Observatory on Sporting Events of the Ministry of the Interior, Brembo Award, Province of Bergamo, Roberto Samaden, Stefano Bonaccorso, Stephen Pagliuca, Umberto Marino

BERGAMO – Atalanta is renewing one of its longest-running initiatives in the local community and presenting the 24th edition of "School at the Stadium," a social-educational project for elementary and middle school students. The new edition was unveiled on the morning of Wednesday, September 23, in the conference room of the New Balance Arena, before students, teachers, and government representatives. The initiative was born from the vision of educational psychologist Lucia Castelli and Stefano Bonaccorso, technical director of the Atalanta youth team's pre-competition program. Its educational value has also been recognized by the Ministry of the Interior's National Observatory on Sporting Events. Here's what...

Jonathan Rowe l’uomo in più per il tridente offensivo di Sarri

10 September

Jonathan Rowe the extra man for Sarri's attacking trident

Antonio Percassi, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Cristiano Giuntoli, Gerry Graham, Jonathan Rowe, Luca Percassi, Maurizio Sarri, Stephen Pagliuca

BERGAMO - Jonathan Rowe is ready to become the new Ademola Lookman, having scored 41 goals in 105 appearances in Bergamo, including the hat-trick that decided the Europa League final in Dublin in May 2024. It was Rowe himself, in his presentation press conference alongside sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli, who revealed that the Anglo-Nigerian striker, during his holidays, strongly advised him to choose Atalanta to make the leap in quality, even before any negotiations had even begun. A sign of fate. But Rowe, flattered to have Maurizio Sarri as his coach and convinced he was right for his...

Berat Djimsiti si trasferisce in Arabia Saudita con una lunga lettera a Bergamo e all’Atalanta

10 Aug

Berat Djimsiti moves to Saudi Arabia with a long letter to Bergamo and Atalanta

Antonio Percassi, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Berat Djimsiti, Luca Percassi

BERGAMO - Eight seasons as a key player for the same team are more than enough to become a legend. And to remain so even after deciding to move to Saudi Arabia to end his career. This can be said of Berat Djimsiti, the Albanian defender who captained Atalanta to the Europa League title in Dublin, making 334 appearances and scoring 11 times. The bond between Bergamo and Atalanta is incredibly strong thanks to the long letter Djimsiti posted on his Instagram profile. Not just a farewell, but an act of love and gratitude for his sporting experience and...

In 6.700 al New Balance Arena per salutare l’Atalanta di Sarri

04 Aug

6,700 fans at the New Balance Arena to bid farewell to Sarri's Atalanta.

Antonio Percassi, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Charles De Ketelaere, Cristiano Giuntoli, Davide Zappacosta, Federico Cassa, James Raspadori, Gianluca Gaetano, Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Honest Ahanor, Ibrahim Suleman, Jose Ederson, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Luca Percassi, Mario Pasalic, Marten de Roon, Maurizio Sarri, New Balance Arena, Nicholas Zalewski, Nikola Krstovic, Odilon Kossounou, Raoul Bellanova, Relja Obric, Sead Kolasinac

Maurizio Sarri's Atalanta played their first match at the New Balance Arena, 48 hours after their match against Feyenoord in Rotterdam. The fans in the Curva Nord (certified attendance: 6,700) welcomed them to the training session, which began at 7:00 PM with a rondo between two groups of 11 outfield players. Charles De Ketelaere, the latest World Cup veteran, was present, while defender Berat Djimsiti trained in the stadium gym. Aside from the three goalkeepers, who, after the first half-hour warm-up, took turns in the two-half match,…

Lutto per Maurizio Sarri, scomparso il padre Amerigo

21 Jul

Mourning for Maurizio Sarri, his father Amerigo has passed away.

Amerigo Sarri, Antonio Percassi, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Aurelio De Laurentiis, Luca Percassi, Maurizio Sarri, SS Lazio, SSC Napoli, Stephen Pagliuca

A grave loss for coach Maurizio Sarri, who is mourning the passing of his father, Amerigo. Expressions of sympathy and condolences are pouring in from across the football world, especially from Atalanta, where Maurizio Sarri took over as coach this season. The Nerazzurri club released a statement in which "President Antonio Percassi, co-chairman Stephen Pagliuca, CEO Luca Percassi, the club's directors, coaching staff, players, and all employees and collaborators extend their deepest and most sincere condolences to Mr. Sarri and his family in this time of great sorrow." The…

Doppietta di Levak alla prima uscita dell’Atalanta di Sarri

18 Jul

Levak scores a brace in Sarri's Atalanta debut

Alberto Manzoni, Antonio Percassi, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Berat Djimsiti, Cristiano Giuntoli, Daniel Maldini, Davide Zappacosta, Dominic Vavassori, El Bilal Touré, Federico Cassa, Federico Steffanoni, James Raspadori, Gianluca Gaetano, Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Honest Ahanor, Ibrahim Suleman, Lazar Samardzic, Ljubo Puljic, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Luca Percassi, Marco Carnesecchi, Marco Sportiello, Matteo Plaia, Maurizio Sarri, Mitchell Bakker, Nicholas Beati, Nicholas Zalewski, Nikola Krstovic, Paul Vismara, Raoul Belllanova, Relja Obric, Sergei Levak

Atalanta played its first outing of the season under Maurizio Sarri at the Clusone Sports Center, facing off against Nicola Beati's U23 side, under the watchful eye of Antonio and Luca Percassi and sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli. The first team came from behind to win 2-1, securing a comeback at the end of the 90th minute when Levak tapped in a rebound from the crossbar, then turned the score around with a brace in the second half. It was clear that the workload of the first few days of preparation and the approach to the new formation had an impact on the first outing.

Maurizio Sarri un antidivo sulla panchina dell’Atalanta

16 Jul

Maurizio Sarri, an anti-star on the Atalanta bench

Antonio Percassi, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Cristiano Giuntoli, James Raspadori, Gianluca Gaetano, Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Jose Ederson, Lazar Samardzic, Luca Percassi, Maurizio Sarri, Nikola Krstovic, Sead Kolasinac, Stephen Pagliuca

With the arrival of Maurizio Sarri, Atalanta's tactical philosophy has changed after a decade. The new coach's ambition is to build a strong and determined team. But there will be a lot of work to do to overcome the predictable initial difficulties. While awaiting the return of the players returning from the World Cup, Sarri is coaching 34 players, including a group of young players born in 2007, 2008, and 2009, four of whom he sees already fit to play in Serie A, while he awaits the return of the players returning from the World Cup. In his presentation press conference, alongside sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli, the new…

Maurizio Sarri è ufficialmente il nuovo allenatore dell’Atalanta

15 June

Maurizio Sarri is officially the new coach of Atalanta.

Antonio Percassi, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Cristiano Giuntoli, Gian Piero Gasperini, Luca Percassi, Maurizio Sarri

Maurizio Sarri has stepped into the Bortolotti Sports Center, Atalanta's headquarters, to become their technical director. The contract was signed in the presence of Antonio and Luca Percassi, president and CEO, who welcomed the new coach on behalf of co-chairman Stephen Pagliuca. Maurizio Sarri, 67, arrives at the Bergamo helm after winning a Europa League title with Chelsea and a Scudetto with Juventus, and finishing second in the Serie A with Lazio in the 2022-23 season. In the following season, again with the Biancocelesti, he reached the round of 16...