2020–21 Atalanta BC season explained

Club:	Atalanta
Season:	2020–21
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Antonio Percassi
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Gian Piero Gasperini
Stadium:	Gewiss Stadium
League:	Serie A
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:	Runners-up
Cup2:	UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Luis Muriel (22)
Season Topscorer:	Luis Muriel (26)
Largest Win:	Atalanta 5–0 Bologna
Largest Loss:	Atalanta 0–5 Liverpool
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the 113th season in the existence of Atalanta B.C. and the club's 10th 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 and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 13 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

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Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Notes	scope=col	Source
88		Mario Pašalić	Chelsea	€15M		Option to buy activated	^[4]
59		Aleksei Miranchuk	Lokomotiv Moscow	€14.5M			^[5]
7		Sam Lammers	PSV Eindhoven	€9M			^[6]
3		Joakim Mæhle	Genk	€10M			^[7]
20		Viktor Kovalenko	Shakhtar Donetsk	€0.7M			^[8]

Loans in

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Notes	scope=col	Source
17		Cristian Romero	Juventus	€2M		Loan with an option to buy <	--obligation under unspecified conditions?-->	^[9]
21		Cristiano Piccini	Valencia			Loan with an option to buy	^[10]
26		Johan Mojica	Girona	€0.5M		Loan with an option to buy	^[11]
27		Fabio Depaoli	Sampdoria			Loan with an option to buy	^[12]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Notes	scope=col	Source
21		Timothy Castagne	Leicester City	€25M			^[13]
79		Amad	Manchester United	€40M			^[14] ^[15]
26		Johan Mojica	Girona			Loan terminated early	^[16]
21		Cristiano Piccini	Valencia			Loan terminated early	^[17]
27		Fabio Depaoli	Sampdoria			Loan terminated early	^[18]
10		Alejandro Gómez	Sevilla				^[19]

Loans out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Notes	scope=col	Source
7		Lennart Czyborra	Genoa	€5.5M		Two-year loan with obligation to buy	^[20]
20		Jacopo Da Riva	Vicenza				^[21]
24		Marco Carnesecchi	Cremonese				^[22]

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2020–21 Serie A.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.^[23]

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.^[24]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.^[25]

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

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Name	width=130	Serie A	width=130	Coppa Italia	width=130	Champions League	width=130	Total
1	9	FW		Luis Muriel	22	1	3	26
2	91	FW		Duván Zapata	15	1	3	19
3	8	DF		Robin Gosens	11	0	1	12
4	18	MF		Ruslan Malinovskyi	8	2	0	10
5	59	MF		Aleksei Miranchuk	4	2	1	7
	72	FW		Josip Iličić	6	0	1	7
7	88	MF		Mario Pašalić	6	0	0	6
8	10	FW		Alejandro Gómez	4	0	1	5
9	32	MF		Matteo Pessina	2	2	0	4
10	17	DF		Cristian Romero	2	0	1	3
11	2	DF		Rafael Tolói	2	0	0	2
	7	FW		Sam Lammers	2	0	0	2
	11	MF		Remo Freuler	2	0	0	2
	33	DF		Hans Hateboer	2	0	0	2
15	4	DF		Boško Šutalo	0	1	0	1
	6	DF		José Luis Palomino	1	0	0	1
	15	MF		Marten de Roon	1	0	0	1
	19	DF		Berat Djimsiti	0	1	0	1
Totals					90	10	11	111

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rosa . atalanta.it . Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio . 10 September 2020.
2. Web site: Squad - ATALANTA . Lega Serie A . legaseriea.it . 13 December 2020 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320150737/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/teams/atalanta/team . dead .
3. Web site: Gasperini: 'Atalanta have many captains' . 19 December 2020 . Football Italia . 19 December 2020.
4. Web site: 22 June 2020. Mario Pasalic: Chelsea sell midfielder to join Atalanta for £13.5m after six years and no games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724140755/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/chelsea-mario-pasalic-transfer-atalanta-latest-news-a9579371.html . 2020-07-24 . limited . live. independent.co.uk.
5. Web site: Done deal: Miranchuk to Atalanta . 28 August 2020 . Football Italia.
6. Web site: Official: Atalanta sign Lammers . Football Italia . 22 September 2020 . 22 September 2020.
7. Web site: Official: Atalanta deal for Maelhe . Football Italia . 22 December 2020 . 23 December 2020.
8. Web site: Official: Kovalenko to Atalanta. Fotball-Italia. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021.
9. Web site: UFFICIALE: Juve, ceduto Romero in prestito biennale con diritto di riscatto all'Atalanta . 5 September 2020 . tuttomercatoweb.com . it.
10. Web site: UFFICIALE: Atalanta, Piccini nuovo rinforzo per Gasperini. Arriva in prestito.
11. Web site: Girona i Atalanta acorden la cessió de Johan Mojica. Girona and Atalanta agree the loan of Johan Mojica. Girona FC. ca. 22 September 2020. 22 September 2020.
12. Web site: Calciomercato Atalanta, ufficiale Depaoli in prestito dalla Sampdoria. it. Sky Sport. 2 October 2020. 25 November 2020.
13. Web site: 1 September 2020 . Done deal: Castagne to Leicester . football-italia.net.
14. Web site: 5 October 2020. L'Atalanta dà spettacolo anche sul mercato. 7 January 2021. sport.sky.it. it.
15. News: Man Utd completed Amad Diallo transfer from Atalanta. Manchester United F.C.. 7 January 2021. 7 January 2021.
16. Web site: Ufficiale: Risolto il trasferimento temporaneo di Mojica . 15 January 2021 . it . calcioatalanta.it.
17. News: Official statement Cristiano Piccini . 23 January 2021 . Valencia CF . 23 January 2021.
18. Web site: Official: Depaoli joins Benevento . Football Italia . 26 January 2021.
19. Web site: Agreement for the transfer of Papu Gómez to Sevilla FC. 26 January 2021. 26 January 2021. sevillafc.es. Sevilla FC.
20. Web site: Official: Czyborra signs for Genoa | Football Italia. www.football-italia.net.
21. Vicenza. Ufficiale: Jacopo Da Riva a titolo temporaneo dall'Atalanta. 5 October 2020. Italian.
22. Web site: Ufficiale – Carnesecchi è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese . calcioatalanta.it . 5 January 2021 . it.
23. Web site: Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced . Lega Serie A . 2 September 2020 . 22 September 2020 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626102110/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/serie-a-tim-for-2020-2021-announced . dead .
24. Web site: Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva. 1 October 2020. 1 October 2020. UEFA.com.
25. News: Champions League round of 16 draw: all you need to know. 14 December 2020. uefa.com. en-GB.