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1996–97 Atalanta BC Season
During the 1996–97 season Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. Summary The squad finished in 10th place in 1996–97 Serie A, Serie A. Striker Filippo Inzaghi became ''capocannoniere'' with 24 goals in 33 league matches for Atalanta, defeating Sampdoria striker Vincenzo Montella. Inzaghi tied Michel Platini's 1983-84 Serie A record, scoring against 15 different teams in the competition. Also, goalkeeper Davide Pinato attained a new club record: 757 minutes without conceding a goal. On 12 February 1997, forward Federico Pisani died in a car accident with his BMW 320 convertible in the company of his girlfriend Alessandra Midali (who also died in the accident) and two friends (who were uninjured). In his honor, the club's number 14 was retired number, retired, and the ''Curva Nord'' (North stand) of the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia was named the ''Curva Pisani''. Squad Transfers Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanta BC
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (), commonly referred to as Atalanta, is a professional football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, who compete in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian league system. Founded in 1907, Atalanta holds the record for having played the most Serie A seasons (64) without being based in a regional capital and without having won the league title. Furthermore, the club also holds the record for most promotions to the Serie A and the joint-most Serie B titles, alongside Genoa. Atalanta won the Coppa Italia in 1963 and the UEFA Europa League in 2024. The club qualified for the UEFA Champions League four times, reaching the quarter-finals in 2020, and participated in six seasons of the UEFA Europa League (previously known as the UEFA Cup). Atalanta also reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1988, when it was competing in Serie B. This is still the joint-best performance ever by a non-first division club in a major UEFA competition. The cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
