| 1996-97 season | |||
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| President | Ivan Ruggeri | ||
| Manager | Emiliano Mondonico | ||
| Stadium | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | ||
| Serie A | 10º | ||
| Coppa Italia | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Filippo Inzaghi (24) All: Inzaghi (25) | ||
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During the 1996–97 season 'Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
Summary
The squad finished in a decent 1996-97 Serie A campaign in middle of the League table, with Filippo Inzaghi became topscorer with 24 goals in 33 matches[1] defeating Sampdoria striker Vincenzo Montella in an exciting race. Inzaghi tied Platini record 1983-84 Serie A scoring to 15 different teams in a tournament.[2] Also, goalkeeper Davide Pinato reached a new club record: 757 minutes without conceding a goal.[3]
On 12 February 1997 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)[4] and two friends (who were uninjured): number 14 is retired in his honour, and renamed the North section (curv) of Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.
Squad
[5] 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
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Angelo Carbone | A.C. Reggiana | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | José Oscar Herrera | Cruz Azul | loan |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Vicenza | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 47 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 45 | |
| 10 | Atalanta | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 44 | |
| 11 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41[lower-alpha 1] |
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).[8]
Notes:
- ↑ Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
Position by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round; = 1997–98 Serie B
Matches
| 8 September 1996 1 | Cagliari | 2-0 | Atalanta | Cagliari |
| Pancaro Muzzi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Giancarlo Lana |
| 15 September 1996 2 | Atalanta | 2-2 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
| Inzaghi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 22 September 1996 3 | Vicenza | 4-1 | Atalanta | Vicenza |
| Viviani Rossini Beghetto D'Ignazio Pulpito |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 29 September 1996 4 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Inter | Bergamo |
| Inzaghi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 13 October 1996 5 | Perugia | 3-1 | Atalanta | Perugia |
| Dicara Giunti Allegri |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 20 October 1996 6 | Sampdoria | 2-0 | Atalanta | Genova |
| Iacopino Verón |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Beschin |
| 26 October 1996 7 | Atalanta | 2-1 | Lazio | Bergamo |
| Lentini Inzaghi I |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 3 November 1996 8 | Milan | 1-1 | Atalanta | Milan |
| Albertini |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 17 November 1996 9 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Udinese | Bergamo |
| Bertotto |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 24 November 1996 10 | Bologna | 3-1 | Atalanta | Bologna |
| Fortunato Kolyvanov Bresciani |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Stafoggia |
| 1 December 1996 11 | Atalanta | 2-2 | Napoli | Bergamo |
| Morfeo I Sgrò |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 8 December 1996 12 | Parma | 0-0 | Atalanta | Parma |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 15 December 1996 13 | Atalanta | 4-0 | Piacenza | Bergamo |
| Inzaghi Rotella Sgrò |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
| 22 December 1996 14 | Roma | 0-2 | Atalanta | Roma |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 5 January 1997 15 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Hellas Verona | Bergamo |
| Magallanes |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 12 January 1997 16 | Juventus | 0-0 | Atalanta | Torino |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pier Paolo Rossi |
| 19 January 1997 17 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Reggiana | Bergamo |
| Inzaghi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 26 January 1997 18 | Atalanta | 4-1 | Cagliari | Bergamo |
| Morfeo I Foglio Inzaghi I |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 2 February 1997 19 | Fiorentina | 0-0 | Atalanta | Firenze |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 16 February 1997 20 | Atalanta | 3-1 | Vicenza | Bergamo |
| Foglio Inzaghi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 23 February 1997 21 | Inter | 2-0 | Atalanta | Milan |
| Djorkaeff Zamorano |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 2 March 1997 22 | Atalanta | 2-2 | Perugia | Bergamo |
| Sgrò Lentini |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 9 March 1997 23 | Atalanta | 4-0 | Sampdoria | Bergamo |
| Inzaghi Morfeo |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 16 March 1997 24 | Lazio | 3-2 | Atalanta | Roma |
| Mirković Sottil Buso |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 23 March 1997 25 | Atalanta | 0-2 | Milan | Bergamo |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 6 April 1997 26 | Udinese | 2-0 | Atalanta | Udine |
| Bierhoff Amoroso |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Diego Preschern |
| 13 April 1997 27 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Bologna | Bergamo |
| Torrisi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 20 April 1997 28 | Napoli | 0-1 | Atalanta | Napoli |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 4 May 1997 29 | Atalanta | 1-2 | Parma | Bergamo |
| Lentini |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 11 May 1997 30 | Piacenza | 3-1 | Atalanta | Piacenza |
| Luiso Conte |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 15 May 1997 31 | Atalanta | 0-4 | Roma | Bergamo |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 18 May 1997 32 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Atalanta | Verona |
| Colucci |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Giancarlo Lana |
| 23 May 1997 33 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Juventus | Bergamo |
| Inzaghi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 1 June 1997 34 | Reggiana | 0-3 | Atalanta | Reggio Emilia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
Coppa Italia
First round
| 23 August 1996 | SPAL | 2-1 | Atalanta | Ferrara |
| Sorce Sussi |
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
Statistics
Squad Statistics
| Competition.[9] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
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| G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
| 1996-97 Serie A | 44 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 46 | -2 |
| 1996-97 Coppa Italia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 48 | -3 | |
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 12 | GK | Pinato | 23 | -25 | 23 | -25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Mirkovic | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Carrera | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Rossini | 25 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Sottil | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Lentini | 31 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | MF | Bonacina | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Sgro | 32 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Gallo | 31 | 0 | 26+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Morfeo | 27 | 5 | 23+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Inzaghi | 34 | 25 | 32+1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | GK | Micillo | 12 | -23 | 11 | -21 | 1 | -2 | |
| 29 | MF | Carbone | 19 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Foglio | 24 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Rustico | 24 | 0 | 11+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | MF | Herrera | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Fortunato | 21 | 1 | 9+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Persson | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Rotella | 12 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Magallanes | 11 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Luppi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Pisani | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Zauri | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Bonfanti | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Morfeo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Regonesi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Rossini | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Tresoldi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Stefano Zaino (10 March 1997). "Inzaghi, show da Nazionale" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).
- ↑ Fabrizio Bocca (23 December 1996). "Inzaghi, pensieri azzurri" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).
- ↑ "L'Atalanta è così bella che si merita un 10". Il Corriere della Sera. 17 February 1997. p. 38. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Roberti Ezio (16 February 1997). "L'addio di Bergamo a Federico e Alessandra". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
- ↑ Beltrami, 1996. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. p. 209.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link). - ↑ Loaned out during Winter.
- ↑ Transferred in during Autumn.
- ↑ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 155, 308..
- ↑ Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 196, 308.
Bibliography
- Elio Corbani; Pietro Serina. Cent'anni di Atalanta, 2007 (in Italian). Sesaab, Bergamo. ISBN 978-88-903088-0-2.