2004–05 Atalanta BC season explained

Season:	2004–05
Chairman:	Ivan Ruggeri
League Result:	20th
League Topscorer:	Stephen Makinwa (6)
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-finals
Nextseason:	2005–06

Atalanta B.C. failed to prolong its Serie A stint by more than one season, due to a poor start to the season. Delio Rossi took over at the helm, and helped by the breakthroughs of striker Stephen Makinwa and playmaker Riccardo Montolivo, Atalanta was able to catch up with the teams above the relegation zone, but went down due to a 1-0 defeat to Roma in the penultimate round.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Massimo Taibi
• Alex Calderoni
• Nicholas Caglioni

Defenders

• Adriano Pereira
• Gianpaolo Bellini
• Daniele Capelli
• Natale Gonnella
• Duccio Innocenti
• Stefano Lorenzi
• Marco Motta
• Cesare Natali
• Claudio Rivalta
• Luigi Sala

Midfielders

• Demetrio Albertini
• Antonio Bernardini
• Andrea Lazzari
• Riccardo Montolivo
• Michele Marcolini
• Giulio Migliaccio
• Nicola Mingazzini
• Biagio Pagano
• Damiano Zenoni

Attackers

• Igor Budan
• Lampros Choutos
• Gianni Comandini
• Marino Defendi
• Carmine Gautieri
• Stephen Makinwa
• Giampaolo Pazzini
• Piá
• Luca Saudati
• Davide Sinigaglia

League table

Matches

• Atalanta-Lecce 2-2
• 1-0 Giampaolo Pazzini (1)
• 1-1 Guillermo Giacomazzi (8)
• 2-1 Demetrio Albertini (51)
• 2-2 Valeri Bojinov (76)
• Juventus-Atalanta 2-0
• 1-0 David Trezeguet (14)
• 2-0 David Trezeguet (58)
• Atalanta-Inter 2-3
• 1-0 Igor Budan (25)
• 1-1 Dejan Stanković (54)
• 1-2 Álvaro Recoba (79)
• 2-2 Giampaolo Pazzini (84)
• 2-3 Adriano (87)
• Livorno-Atalanta 1-1
• 0-1 Carmine Gautieri (71)
• 1-1 Luca Vigiani (73)
• Atalanta-Lazio 1-1
• 1-0 Carmine Gautieri (11)
• 1-1 Roberto Muzzi (85)
• Bologna-Atalanta 2-1
• 0-1 Igor Budan (12)
• 1-1 Claudio Bellucci (37 pen)
• 2-1 Christian Amoroso (60)
• Atalanta-Cagliari 2-2
• 1-0 Giampaolo Pazzini (2)
• 1-1 Mauro Esposito (12)
• 1-2 Simone Loria (29)
• 2-2 Riccardo Montolivo (40)
• Milan-Atalanta 3-0
• 1-0 Serginho (45 + 2)
• 2-0 Jon Dahl Tomasson (53)
• 3-0 Kakha Kaladze (71)
• Parma-Atalanta 2-2
• 1-0 Alberto Gilardino (40)
• 1-1 Igor Budan (45)
• 2-1 Alberto Gilardino (55)
• 2-2 Riccardo Montolivo (76)
• Atalanta-Sampdoria 0-0
• Chievo-Atalanta 1-0
• 1-0 Simone Tiribocchi (74)
• Atalanta-Udinese 0-0
• Atalanta-Reggina 0-1
• 0-1 Igor Budan (12 og)
• Palermo-Atalanta 1-0
• 1-0 Franco Brienza (43)
• Atalanta-Udinese 0-1
• 0-1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (8)
• Messina-Atalanta 1-0
• 1-0 Salvatore Sullo (59)
• Atalanta-Fiorentina 1-0
• 1-0 Igor Budan (81)
• Roma-Atalanta 2-1
• 1-0 Vincenzo Montella (40)
• 2-0 Vincenzo Montella (53)
• 2-1 Michele Marcolini (85)
• Atalanta-Siena 1-1
• 1-0 Davide Sinigaglia (20)
• 1-1 Enrico Chiesa (45)
• Lecce-Atalanta 1-0
• 1-0 Valeri Bojinov (33)
• Atalanta-Juventus 1-2
• 0-1 Rubén Olivera (23)
• 0-2 Alessandro Del Piero (35 pen)
• 1-2 Lilian Thuram (90 + 2 og)
• Inter-Atalanta 1-0
• 1-0 Obafemi Martins (33)
• Atalanta-Livorno 1-0
• 1-0 Luigi Sala (23)
• Lazio-Atalanta 2-1
• 0-1 Stephen Makinwa (45)
• 1-1 Fabio Bazzani (45 + 1)
• 2-1 Fabio Liverani (89)
• Atalanta-Bologna 2-0
• 1-0 Michele Marcolini (25)
• 2-0 Stephen Makinwa (61)
• Cagliari-Atalanta 3-3
• 1-0 Antonio Langella (10)
• 1-1 Luigi Sala (18)
• 2-1 Mauro Esposito (43)
• 2-2 Stephen Makinwa (61)
• 3-2 Nelson Abeijón (68)
• 3-3 Michele Marcolini (90 + 1 pen)
• Atalanta-Milan 1-2
• 0-1 Massimo Ambrosini (72)
• 1-1 Stephen Makinwa (73)
• 1-2 Andrea Pirlo (90 + 4)
• Atalanta-Parma 1-0
• 1-0 Adriano Pereira (79)
• Sampdoria-Atalanta 1-2
• 0-1 Stephen Makinwa (3)
• 1-1 Cristiano Doni (30)
• 1-2 Cesare Natali (68)
• Atalanta-Chievo 3-0
• 1-0 Michele Marcolini (5 pen)
• 2-0 Stephen Makinwa (15)
• 3-0 Riccardo Montolivo (54)
• Brescia-Atalanta 1-0
• 1-0 Luigi Di Biagio (90 + 4 pen)
• Reggina-Atalanta 0-0
• Atalanta-Palermo 1-0
• 1-0 Luigi Sala (88)
• Udinese-Atalanta 2-1
• 1-0 Stefano Mauri (2)
• 1-1 Andrea Lazzari (4)
• 2-1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (36)
• Atalanta-Messina 2-1
• 0-1 Riccardo Zampagna (35)
• 1-1 Adriano Pereira (48)
• 2-1 Antonio Bernardini (53)
• Fiorentina-Atalanta 0-0
• Atalanta-Roma 0-1
• 0-1 Antonio Cassano (50)
• Siena-Atalanta 2-1
• 1-0 Enrico Chiesa (8)
• 1-1 Igor Budan (62)
• 2-1 Stefano Argilli (81)

Topscorers

• Stephen Makinwa 6
• Igor Budan 5
• Riccardo Montolivo 3
• Giampaolo Pazzini 3
• Michele Marcolini 3

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 2004/05