2018–19 Atalanta BC season explained

Club:Atalanta
Season:2018–19
Manager:Gian Piero Gasperini
Chairman:Antonio Percassi
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
League:Serie A
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup3:UEFA Europa League
Cup3 Result:Play-off round
League Topscorer:
Duván Zapata (23)
Season Topscorer:
Duván Zapata (28)
Highest Attendance:20,801 vs Milan
(16 February 2019, Serie A)
Lowest Attendance:6,546 vs Hapoel Haifa
(16 August 2018, Europa League)
Average Attendance:18,903[1]
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Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 season was Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio's eighth consecutive season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, and had qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League following their seventh-place finish the previous season.

The season was coach Gian Piero Gasperini's third at the club.

Players

Squad information

Last updated on 26 May 2019

Appearances include league matches only

No.PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (Age at end of season)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Etrit BerishaGK30 June 2019 Lazio20172021750
31Francesco RossiGK30 June 2019 Youth Sector2009201820
95Pierluigi GolliniGK30 June 2019 Aston Villa20172018310
Defenders
2Rafael ToloiCB30 June 2019 São Paulo201520201083
5Andrea MasielloCB / RB30 June 2019 Bari201120181508
6José Luis PalominoCB30 June 2019 Ludogorets Razgrad20172020562
7Arkadiusz RecaLB30 June 2019 Wisła Płock2018202230
8Robin GosensLB / LWB / LM30 June 2019 Heracles Almelo20172020494
19Berat DjimsitiCB / RB / LB30 June 2019 Zürich20162019271
21Timothy CastagneRB30 June 2019 Genk20172020484
23Gianluca ManciniCB30 June 2019 Perugia20172020416
30Marco VarnierCB30 June 2019 Cittadella20182024[2] 00
33Hans HateboerRB30 June 2019 Groningen20172020745
41Roger IbañezCB30 June 2019 Fluminense201910
Midfielders
11Remo FreulerCM30 June 2019 Luzern2016202310913
15Marten de RoonCM30 June 2019 Middlesbrough20172022695
22Matteo PessinaCM / AM / DM30 June 2019 Milan20172022120
44Dejan KulusevskiCM / RM / LM30 June 2019 Youth Sector2017202230
72Josip IličićAM / RW / SS30 June 2019 Fiorentina201720206223
88Mario PašalićCM / DM / AM30 June 2019 Chelsea20182019335
Forwards
10Alejandro GómezLW / SS30 June 2019 Metalist Kharkiv2014202216339
17Roberto PiccoliCF30 June 2019 Youth Sector20
91Duván ZapataCF30 June 2019 Sampdoria201820203723
99Musa BarrowCF / LW30 June 2019 Youth Sector20172020344
Players transferred during the season
4Luca ValzaniaCM / DM / AM30 June 2019 Frosinone2015202340
9Andreas CorneliusST / CF30 June 2019 Copenhagen20172020233
13Davide Bettella30 June 2019 Internazionale201800
17Marco D'AlessandroRW / LW / RM30 June 2019 Roma20142019714
20Marco TumminelloCF / SS30 June 2019 Roma2018201920
24Emiliano RigoniRW / LW30 June 2019 Zenit Saint Petersburg20182019123
53Ali Adnan KadhimLB30 June 2019 Udinese2018201930

Transfers

In

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Pierluigi Gollini Aston Villa€4.3MOption to buy activated[3]
Arkadiusz Reca Wisła PłockUndisclosed[4]
Davide Bettella Internazionale€7MBuy-back option included[5]
Marco Carraro InternazionaleUndisclosedBuy-back option included[6]
Federico Mattiello SPALLoan return

Loans in

DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Marco Tumminello Roma€6MBuy-back options for the next two summers for €10M and €13M respectively[7]
Marco Varnier CittadellaLoanLoan with compulsory purchase option[8]
Duván Zapata Sampdoria€14M2-year loan with €12M option to buy[9]
Mario Pašalić ChelseaLoanLoan with an option to buy[10]
Ali Adnan Kadhim UdineseLoanLoan with an option to buy[11]
Emiliano Rigoni Zenit Saint Petersburg€1M€1M loan with an option to buy for €15M[12]

Out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Alessandro Bastoni InternazionaleFreeLoan return
Mattia Caldara JuventusFreeLoan return
Luca Rizzo BolognaFreeLoan return
Leonardo Spinazzola JuventusFreeLoan return
Emiliano Rigoni Zenit Saint PetersburgFreeLoan return[13]

Loans out

DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource
Bryan Cristante Roma€5MOne-year loan with a compulsory option to buy for €15M + €10M in bonuses[14]
Marco Sportiello FrosinoneLoanLoan with an option to buy[15]
Andrea Petagna SPALLoanLoan with an obligation to buy under unspecified conditions[16]
Federico Mattiello BolognaLoanLoan with an obligation to buy[17]
Marco D'Alessandro UdineseLoanLoan with an option to buy[18]
Andreas Cornelius BordeauxLoanOne-year loan with an option to buy for €7M to €8M[19]
Luca Valzania FrosinoneLoanSeason-long loan deal[20]

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2018–19 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2018–19 Coppa Italia.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Play-off round

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#DCDCDC; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

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191FWDuván Zapata233228
272MFJosip Iličić121013
310FWAlejandro Gómez72211
488MFMario Pašalić5218
523DFGianluca Mancini5016
33DFHans Hateboer5016
721DFTimothy Castagne4105
99FWMusa Barrow1045
98DFRobin Gosens3003
15MFMarten de Roon2103
24MFEmiliano Rigoni3003
122DFRafael Toloi1012
6DFJosé Luis Palomino1012
11MFRemo Freuler2002
155DFAndrea Masiello0011
9FWAndreas Cornelius0011
19DFBerat Djimsiti1001
Own goal2013
Totals771016103

Last updated: 26 May 2019

Clean sheets

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195GKPierluigi Gollini4138
21GKEtrit Berisha5117
Totals92415

Last updated: 26 May 2019

Disciplinary record

NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA ELTotal
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1GKEtrit Berisha100000000100
31GKFrancesco Rossi000000000000
95GKPierluigi Gollini100000000100
2DFRafael Toloi101200100401
5DFAndrea Masiello500000000500
6DFJosé Luis Palomino410000200610
7DFArkadiusz Reca000000000000
8DFRobin Gosens200000200400
19DFBerat Djimsiti300200000500
21DFTimothy Castagne300000000300
23DFGianluca Mancini500100000600
33DFHans Hateboer500200000700
53DFAli Adnan Kadhim000000000000
4MFLuca Valzania000000000000
11MFRemo Freuler400200000600
15MFMarten de Roon800000100900
17MFMarco D'Alessandro000000000000
22MFMatteo Pessina000000100100
24MFEmiliano Rigoni100000000100
72MFJosip Iličić501000000501
88MFMario Pašalić100000000100
9FWAndreas Cornelius000000000000
10FWAlejandro Gómez500000000500
20FWMarco Tumminello100000000100
91FWDuván Zapata500000000500
99FWMusa Barrow000000000000
Totals63119007007911

Last updated: 26 May 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie a 2017-2018 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2017-2018 Fiorentina,Inter,Inter,Lazio,Milan.
  2. Web site: Official: Varnier to Atalanta Football Italia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713102419/https://www.football-italia.net/123881/official-varnier-atalanta. 2018-07-13.
  3. Web site: Official: Atalanta buy Gollini. Football Italia. 9 June 2018. 12 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Official: Atalanta sign Reca. Football Italia. 9 June 2018. 12 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Official: Inter's Carraro joins Atalanta. Football Italia. 29 June 2018. 12 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Official: Inter's Carraro joins Atalanta. Football Italia. 30 June 2018. 12 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Official: Atalanta sign Tumminello. Football Italia. 22 June 2018. 22 June 2018.
  8. Web site: Official: Varnier to Atalanta. Football Italia. 2 July 2018. 12 July 2018.
  9. Web site: Official: Atalanta sign Zapata. Football Italia. 12 July 2018. 12 July 2018.
  10. Web site: Official: Atalanta sign Pasalic. Football Italia. 25 July 2018. 26 July 2018.
  11. Web site: Official: Atalanta get Ali Adnan. Football Italia. 17 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
  12. Web site: Official: Rigoni joins Atalanta. Football Italia. 17 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
  13. Web site: Official: Rigoni leaves Atalanta. Football Italia. 14 January 2019. 14 January 2019.
  14. Web site: OFFICIAL: Roma sign Cristante. Football Italia. 8 June 2018. 8 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Official: Frosinone sign Sportiello. Football Italia. 6 July 2018. 12 July 2018.
  16. Web site: Official: SPAL sign Petagna. Football Italia. 19 July 2018. 19 July 2018.
  17. Web site: Official: Bologna sign Mattiello. Football Italia. 20 July 2018. 23 July 2018.
  18. Web site: Official: Atalanta get Ali Adnan. Football Italia. 17 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
  19. Web site: Andreas Cornelius prêté à Bordeaux (officiel). L'EQUIPEA. 31 August 2018. 6 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Official: Frosinone sign Valzania. Football Italia. 8 January 2019. 8 January 2019.

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