2021–22 Atalanta BC season
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2021–22 season | ||||
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President | Antonio Percassi | |||
Head coach | Gian Piero Gasperini | |||
Stadium | Gewiss Stadium | |||
Serie A | 8th | |||
Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Mario Pašalić (13) All: Luis Muriel Mario Pašalić (14 each) | |||
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The 2021–22 season was the 114th season in the existence of Atalanta B.C. and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Atalanta participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Players[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Notes | Source |
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1 | GK | Juan Musso | Udinese | €20M | 2 July 2021 | [4] | |
– | FW | Simone Mazzocchi | Südtirol | 14 July 2021 | Exercised buy-back option | [5] | |
13 | DF | Giuseppe Pezzella | Parma | Loan | 27 July 2021 | Loan with an option to buy | [6] |
66 | DF | Matteo Lovato | Hellas Verona | €8M | 31 July 2021 | €8M + €3M in bonuses | [7] |
17 | DF | Cristian Romero | Juventus | €16M | 6 August 2021 | [8] | |
28 | DF | Merih Demiral | Juventus | Loan (€3M) | 6 August 2021 | Loan with an option to buy | [9] |
77 | DF | Davide Zappacosta | Chelsea | €10M | 24 August 2021 | €10M + add-ons | [10] |
7 | MF | Teun Koopmeiners | AZ | €12M | 30 August 2021 | [11] | |
10 | MF | Jérémie Boga | Sassuolo | Loan | 24 January 2022 | Loan with an obligation to buy | [12] |
20 | FW | Valentin Mihăilă | Parma | Loan | 31 January 2022 | Loan with an option to buy | [13] |
Out[edit]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Notes | Source |
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– | DF | Roger Ibañez | Roma | €8M | 4 March 2021 | Signed permanently after obligation to buy | [14] |
– | FW | Musa Barrow | Bologna | €13M | 5 July 2021 | Signed permanently after obligation to buy | [15] |
44 | MF | Emmanuel Gyabuaa | Perugia | Loan | 16 July 2021 | [16] | |
– | FW | Andreas Cornelius | Parma | €9M | 18 July 2021 | Signed permanently after obligation to buy | [17] |
– | FW | Simone Mazzocchi | Ternana | Loan | 14 July 2021 | [18] | |
95 | GK | Pierluigi Gollini | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | 24 July 2021 | Loan with an option to buy | [19] |
40 | DF | Matteo Ruggeri | Salernitana | Loan | 27 July 2021 | Loan with an option to buy | [20] |
17 | DF | Cristian Romero | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | 6 August 2021 | Loan with an option to buy | [21] |
90 | MF | Ebrima Colley | Spezia | Loan | 7 August 2021 | Loan with an option to buy | [22] |
20 | MF | Viktor Kovalenko | Spezia | Loan | 8 August 2021 | [23] | |
60 | MF | Jacopo Da Riva | SPAL | Loan | 24 August 2021 | [24] | |
4 | DF | Boško Šutalo | Hellas Verona | Loan | 25 August 2021 | [25] | |
24 | MF | Enrico Del Prato | Parma | Loan | 31 August 2021 | Loan with an option to buy | [26] |
7 | FW | Sam Lammers | Eintracht Frankfurt | Loan | 31 August 2021 | [27] | |
66 | DF | Matteo Lovato | Cagliari | Loan | 3 January 2022 | [28] | |
99 | FW | Roberto Piccoli | Genoa | Loan | 25 January 2022 | [29] | |
8 | DF | Robin Gosens | Internazionale | Loan | 27 January 2022 | Loan with an obligation to buy | [30] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
16 July 2021 Friendly | Atalanta | 13–0 | Albinogandino | Ciserano, Italy |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti Attendance: 0 Referee: Giorgio Bozzetto |
18 July 2021 Friendly | Atalanta | 1–1 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | Ciserano, Italy |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Minelli |
31 July 2021 Friendly | Atalanta | 2–1 | Pordenone | Bergamo, Italy |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matteo Marcenaro |
7 August 2021 Betway Cup | West Ham United | 2–0 | Atalanta | London, England |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: London Stadium Referee: Stuart Attwell |
11 August 2021 Friendly | Atalanta | 7–1 | Alessandria | Bergamo, Italy |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Referee: Simone Sozza |
14 August 2021 Friendly | Juventus | 3–1 | Atalanta | Turin, Italy |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie A | 21 August 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 42.11 |
Coppa Italia | 12 January 2022 | 10 February 2022 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
Champions League | 14 September 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 16.67 |
Europa League | 17 February 2022 | 14 April 2022 | Knockout round play-offs | Quarter-finals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 66.67 |
Total | 52 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 91 | 69 | +22 | 42.31 |
Source: Soccerway
Serie A[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 63 | Europa League group stage[a] | Qualification for the
7 | Fiorentina | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 62 | Conference League play-off round[a] | Qualification for the
8 | Atalanta | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | |
9 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 53 | |
10 | Torino | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 50[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia, Internazionale, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
- ^ Torino finished ahead of Sassuolo on head-to-head points: Sassuolo 0–1 Torino, Torino 1–1 Sassuolo.
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 |
Source: Serie A
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[31] This is the first season with an asymmetrical calendar, i.e., the order of fixtures in the second half of the season (ritorno) is different from the that of the first half (andata).[32]
21 August 2021 1 | Torino | 1–2 | Atalanta | Turin |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 3,475 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
28 August 2021 2 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Bologna | Bergamo |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 7,912 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
11 September 2021 3 | Atalanta | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 9,162 Referee: Valerio Marini |
18 September 2021 4 | Salernitana | 0–1 | Atalanta | Salerno |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 11,949 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
21 September 2021 5 | Atalanta | 2–1 | Sassuolo | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 7,353 Referee: Davide Massa |
25 September 2021 6 | Internazionale | 2–2 | Atalanta | Milan |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36,517 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
3 October 2021 7 | Atalanta | 2–3 | Milan | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 9,363 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
17 October 2021 8 | Empoli | 1–4 | Atalanta | Empoli |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Marco Serra |
24 October 2021 9 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Udinese | Bergamo |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 9,951 Referee: Livio Marinelli |
27 October 2021 10 | Sampdoria | 1–3 | Atalanta | Genoa |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 5,462 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
30 October 2021 11 | Atalanta | 2–2 | Lazio | Bergamo |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 11,981 Referee: Marco Guida |
6 November 2021 12 | Cagliari | 1–2 | Atalanta | Cagliari |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 6,976 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
20 November 2021 13 | Atalanta | 5–2 | Spezia | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
27 November 2021 14 | Juventus | 0–1 | Atalanta | Turin |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 29,886 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi |
30 November 2021 15 | Atalanta | 4–0 | Venezia | Bergamo |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 8,667 Referee: Alberto Santoro |
4 December 2021 16 | Napoli | 2–3 | Atalanta | Naples |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
12 December 2021 17 | Hellas Verona | 1–2 | Atalanta | Verona |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 14,788 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
18 December 2021 18 | Atalanta | 1–4 | Roma | Bergamo |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 14,469 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
21 December 2021 19 | Genoa | 0–0 | Atalanta | Genoa |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Paolo Valeri |
9 January 2022 21 | Udinese | 2–6 | Atalanta | Udine |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
16 January 2022 22 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Internazionale | Bergamo |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Davide Massa |
22 January 2022 23 | Lazio | 0–0 | Atalanta | Rome |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Simone Sozza |
6 February 2022 24 | Atalanta | 1–2 | Cagliari | Bergamo |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 7,868 Referee: Alessandro Prontera |
13 February 2022 25 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Juventus | Bergamo |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 9,731 Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
20 February 2022 26 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Atalanta | Florence |
12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 18,056 Referee: Daniele Doveri |
28 February 2022 27 | Atalanta | 4–0 | Sampdoria | Bergamo |
20:50 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 10,245 Referee: Simone Sozza |
5 March 2022 28 | Roma | 1–0 | Atalanta | Rome |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,303 Referee: Davide Massa |
13 March 2022 29 | Atalanta | 0–0 | Genoa | Bergamo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 9,140 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
20 March 2022 30 | Bologna | 0–1 | Atalanta | Bologna |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 13,323 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
3 April 2022 31 | Atalanta | 1–3 | Napoli | Bergamo |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 17,709 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
10 April 2022 32 | Sassuolo | 2–1 | Atalanta | Reggio Emilia |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 7,842 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
18 April 2022 33 | Atalanta | 1–2 | Hellas Verona | Bergamo |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 14,537 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
23 April 2022 34 | Venezia | 1–3 | Atalanta | Venice |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 6,132 Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
27 April 2022 20 | Atalanta | 4–4 | Torino | Bergamo |
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 10,014 Referee: Rosario Abisso | ||
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022, but was postponed to 27 April 2022 due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the squads.[33] |
2 May 2022 35 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Salernitana | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 17,011 Referee: Marco Guida |
8 May 2022 36 | Spezia | 1–3 | Atalanta | La Spezia |
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
15 May 2022 37 | Milan | 2–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 73,304 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
21 May 2022 38 | Atalanta | 0–1 | Empoli | Bergamo |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 17,654 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
Coppa Italia[edit]
12 January 2022 Round of 16 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Venezia | Bergamo |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 2,757 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto |
10 February 2022 Quarter-finals | Atalanta | 2–3 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 7,425 Referee: Michael Fabbri |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[34]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | VIL | ATA | YB | |
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1 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
2 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Atalanta | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | |
4 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — |
14 September 2021 1 | Villarreal | 2–2 | Atalanta | Villarreal, Spain |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 12,916 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
29 September 2021 2 | Atalanta | 1–0 | Young Boys | Bergamo, Italy |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
20 October 2021 3 | Manchester United | 3–2 | Atalanta | Manchester, England |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 72,279 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
2 November 2021 4 | Atalanta | 2–2 | Manchester United | Bergamo, Italy |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,443 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
23 November 2021 5 | Young Boys | 3–3 | Atalanta | Bern, Switzerland |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
9 December 2021 6 | Atalanta | 2–3 | Villarreal | Bergamo, Italy |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 11,690 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 8 December 2021 at 21:00 CET, but was postponed to the following day at 19:00 CET due to adverse weather conditions.[35] |
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Knockout phase[edit]
Knockout round play-offs[edit]
The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.[36]