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
Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi (; born 9 August 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Superpippo" or "Alta tensione" by fans and commentators during his playing career. He is t ...
became topscorer with 24 goals in 33 matches defeating
Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa.
The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
striker
Vincenzo Montella
Vincenzo Montella (; born 18 June 1974) is an Italian retired footballer and current manager, who played as a striker. He is current manager of Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor.
Montella's nickname during his playing career was "Aeroplanino", i ...
in an exciting race.
Inzaghi tied Platini record
1983-84 Serie A scoring to 15 different teams in a tournament. Also, goalkeeper
Davide Pinato
Davide Pinato (born 15 March 1964) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He now works as a goalkeeping coach. As of the 2015–16 season, he holds the sixth best Italian football record for the longest consecu ...
reached a new club record: 757 minutes without conceding a goal.
On 12 February 1997
Federico Pisani
Federico Pisani (25 July 1974 – 12 February 1997) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward for Atalanta and Monza. Pisani died in a car crash on 12 February 1997, and his squad number (#14) was retired as a mark of respec ...
, 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): number 14 is retired in his honour, and renamed the North section (curv) of
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, known for sponsorship reasons as the Gewiss Stadium since July 2019 and as Stadio di Bergamo in UEFA competitions, is a stadium in Bergamo, Italy. It is the home of club Atalanta and has a capacity of 21,000 seat ...
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Squad
Transfers
Winter
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Position by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
First round
Statistics
Squad Statistics
Players statistics
References
Bibliography
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Atalanta B.C. seasons
Atalanta
Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology.
There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...