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Gasperini Admits It Will Be Challenging to Keep Hojlund

April 25, 2023 Enrico Passarella Atalanta, Bayern Munich, Calciomercato, Chelsea, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Gian Piero Gasperini rejoiced for the win over Roma and took stock of the future of Rasmus Hojlund in his post-game remarks: " From the technical standpoint and in other areas, I have seen very few strikers that are as strong as him at 20 years old."

Lazio vs Atalanta Preview and Lineups- Serie A Round 23

January 22, 2022 Julian Faustini Atalanta, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2021-2022

With match-week 23 of the Serie A underway, eight-placed Lazio is set to host fourth-placed Atalanta in what seems to be an enchanting and exhilerating fixture at the monumental Stadio Olimpico within the beautiful capital Rome. Without further ado, here is an in-depth preview of the match-up between the two Italian giants along with the predicted lineups for each team.

A deflected goal from Ruslan Malinovkyi proved to be the difference between Atalanta and Juventus, as the hosts edged past their rivals with a narrow win

Atalanta vs Juventus Tactical Analysis: A Tactical Battle Won

April 20, 2021 Paulius Kundzelevicius Atalanta, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Tactical Analysis

Juventus and Atalanta are among the top four teams in Serie A in terms of goals scored but, as is sometimes the case, the goals tend to dry out when these teams go head-to-head. A deflected goal from Ruslan Malinovkyi proved to be the difference between the two teams, as Atalanta edged past their Turin rivals with a narrow 1-0 win.

In Round 12 of Serie A, Atalanta travelled to Turin in the hope of ending their 31-year long drought against Juventus on their home soil

Tactical Analysis: How Juventus Exploited Atalanta’s Man-to-Man

December 18, 2020 Paulius Kundzelevicius Atalanta, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Tactical Analysis, Uncategorized

In Round 12 of Serie A, Atalanta traveled to Turin in the hope of ending their 31-year long drought against Juventus on their home soil. But the long wait continues for Gian Piero Gasperini’s men, who had to come from behind and were lucky to seal a point in the end, with Cristiano Ronaldo missing his first penalty of the season. A draw did no good for either team.

Atalanta Send Serie A Title Warning with 5-2 Cagliari Thrashing

October 4, 2020 Awais Khan Atalanta, Cagliari, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Three games and three emphatic wins for Atalanta, including today's 5-2 merciless thrashing of Cagliari. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men are at the top of Serie A rankings and are in no mood to trifle with. They have shown their defensive frailties, but their strong goal scoring run has put them in the elite bracket alongside Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Atalanta traveled to Lazio in what promised to be an entertaining game. Here is our tactical analysis of the Nerazzurri's thrashing of the Biancocelesti

Tactical Analysis: The Atalanta Dismantling of Inzaghi’s Lazio

October 2, 2020 Taimoor Khan Atalanta, Italian Football, Lazio, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Tactical Analysis

Following a 4-2 win over Torino in their first game of the 2020/21 Serie A campaign, Atalanta traveled to Rome to take on Lazio in what promised to be an entertaining affair. Gian Piero Gasperini's Bergamaschi captured a sounding 4-1 win over Simone Inzaghi's Biancocelesti, so let's try to understand how they achieved it from a tactical point of view.

Here are the 10 top reasons why every football fan around the world should get himself a little taste of Serie A during the 2020-2021 season

The Top 10 Reasons To Follow The New Serie A Season

September 17, 2020 Michel Sakr AC Milan, Atalanta, Benevento, Cagliari, Calciomercato, Crotone, FIGC, Fiorentina, Genoa, Gonzalo Higuain, Hellas Verona, Inter, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Spezia, Transfer Market

Fans of Italian football are thrilled to finally kick off the action on the pitch once again, as the new Serie A season is about to start in the next coming days. Although calcio fanatics don't really need any new excuse to follow their favorite league, here are the 10 top reasons why every football fan around the world should try to get himself a little taste of the Italian game.

Atalanta and Their Testing Transfer Market Summer

August 30, 2020 Taimoor Khan Atalanta, Italian Football, Serie A, Transfer Market, Uncategorized

After achieving so much during the last campaign, Atalanta’s stable of some of the most talented players in Serie A have become the envy of Europe’s leading lights. The rise of Atalanta has been extraordinary. From Serie A minnows to Champions League’s latest giant-killers, Gasperini’s men achieved the sort of feats not many in Italy have in recent years.

Assi di Coppe: Atalanta’s Champions League Masterpiece

December 11, 2019 Matteo Carnevale Assi di Coppe, Atalanta, Champions League, European Cups, Italian Football

Two infinite minutes. That’s how long it took for the referee to check Alejandro Gomez’s position on a pass by Robin Gosens, before ruling that El Papu was not in offside when he served Timothy Castagne an assist for the goal that propelled Atalanta into history. La Dea qualified to the Champions League knockout stage after trailing Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0.

Atalanta Seize Away Point as Napoli Foam With Rage

October 30, 2019 The Cult of Calcio Staff Atalanta, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020

Atalanta left the San Paolo Stadium unscathed as they held Napoli onto a 2-2 tie to consolidate their third place in the Serie A table. The Partenopei took the lead twice, but failed to capitalize and ultimately left the pitch furious at referee Piero Giacomelli, guilty in their eyes of not having sanctioned with a penalty a contact in the box between Simon Kjaer and Fernando Llorente.

Roma & Atalanta Share Spectacular 3-3 Draw At Olimpico

August 28, 2018 Diego Ottaviano Atalanta, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019

Chelsea's new coach Maurizio Sarri recently argued that when a team goes up 2-0 in Italy, the score doesn’t change anymore. Well, Roma and Atalanta proved him wrong yesterday, drawing 3-3 their game at the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A Round 2, and providing an excellent example of champagne football, ignited by a true gem by Javier Pastore.

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