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L’Atalanta di Maurizio Sarri ha saggiato l’Europa a Rotterdam

02 Aug

Maurizio Sarri's Atalanta tested Europe in Rotterdam

Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Berat Djimsiti, Daniel Maldini, Davide Zappacosta, Federico Cassa, James Raspadori, Gianluca Gaetano, Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Honest Ahanor, Ibrahim Suleman, Jose Ederson, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Lazar Samardzic, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Marco Carnesecchi, Marco Sportiello, Mario Pasalic, Marten de Roon, Maurizio Sarri, Nicholas Zalewski, Nikola Krstovic, Odilon Kossounou, Paul Vismara, Raoul Bellanova, Relja Obric, Sead Kolasinac

In their European debut of the season, Atalanta took to the field in Rotterdam, in front of 47,500 spectators but without fans by order of the local authorities. The prize was the inaugural "De Kuip Cup," which Feyenoord won 2-1. Atalanta approached their first international match of the season with a new format, featuring two 45-minute halves and a further 30-minute period of extra time, regardless of the score at the end of the first 90 minutes. It was a very productive test match, as they faced a team of...

L’Atalanta di Maurizio Sarri chiude il ritiro battendo in rimonta l’Arezzo

26 Jul

Maurizio Sarri's Atalanta ended their training camp with a comeback victory over Arezzo.

Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Berat Djimsiti, Daniel Maldini, Davide Zappacosta, Dominic Vavassori, Federico Cassa, James Raspadori, Gianluca Gaetano, Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Honest Ahanor, Ibrahim Suleman, Jose Ederson, Lazar Samardzic, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Marco Carnesecchi, Marco Sportiello, Marten de Roon, Maurizio Sarri, Nikola Krstovic, Odilon Kossounou, Paul Vismara, Raoul Bellanova, Relja Obric

Atalanta chose to face a newly promoted Serie B team for their second test match at the Bortolotti Center in Zingonia. The result was a comeback victory over Arezzo, who had defeated Allegri's Napoli in their summer opener, and confirmed their already well-oiled, fast-paced play. The Tuscan team, coached by Cristian Bucchi, built a two-goal lead in the first six minutes, containing Atalanta's sluggish play for the remainder of the first half. In the second half, the team found dynamism, raised the tempo and center of gravity, and managed to...

Atalanta pari con il Mantova e Samardzic ritrova il gol

22 Jul

Atalanta draws with Mantova and Samardzic finds the back of the net again

Alberto Manzoni, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Daniel Maldini, Davide Zappacosta, Dominic Vavassori, Federico Cassa, Federico Steffanoni, James Raspadori, Gianluca Gaetano, Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Honest Ahanor, Ibrahim Suleman, Lazar Samardzic, Ljubo Puljic, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Marco Carnesecchi, Marco Sportiello, Matteo Plaia, Mattia Sonzogni, Maurizio Sarri, Nicholas Zalewski, Nikola Krstovic, Raoul Belllanova, Relja Obric, Sergei Levak

Atalanta's second outing was also a draw, against Mantova, led by former U23 coach Francesco Modesto, at the Bortolotti Sports Center, where coach Maurizio Sarri returned after attending his father Amerigo's funeral in Tuscany. On the sidelines, in civilian clothes, was captain Marten de Roon, who had just returned to Bergamo. Atalanta lined up with Carnesecchi in goal, Scalvini and Obrić at center back, Bellanova and Bernasconi on the outside; Samardzic and Zalewski were the central midfielders in front of Gaetano; and the attacking trio consisted of Cassa, Krstović, and Raspadori. It was Samardzic who broke the deadlock on the stroke of the first quarter of an hour, with…

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.