2022–23 Atalanta BC season

Atalanta BC
2022–23 season
PresidentAntonio Percassi
Head coachGian Piero Gasperini
StadiumGewiss Stadium
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ademola Lookman (13)

All:
Ademola Lookman (15)

The 2022–23 season was the 115th season in the history of Atalanta BC and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

As of 31 January 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Juan Musso
2 DF Italy ITA Rafael Tolói (captain)
3 DF Denmark DEN Joakim Mæhle
5 DF Italy ITA Caleb Okoli
6 DF Argentina ARG José Luis Palomino
7 MF Netherlands NED Teun Koopmeiners
9 FW Colombia COL Luis Muriel
10 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jérémie Boga
11 FW Nigeria NGA Ademola Lookman
13 MF Brazil BRA Éderson
15 MF Netherlands NED Marten de Roon (vice-captain)[1]
17 FW Denmark DEN Rasmus Højlund
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Albania ALB Berat Djimsiti
22 DF Italy ITA Matteo Ruggeri
23 FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Vorlický
28 DF Turkey TUR Merih Demiral
31 GK Italy ITA Francesco Rossi
33 DF Netherlands NED Hans Hateboer
42 DF Italy ITA Giorgio Scalvini
57 GK Italy ITA Marco Sportiello
77 DF Italy ITA Davide Zappacosta
88 MF Croatia CRO Mario Pašalić
91 FW Colombia COL Duván Zapata
93 DF France FRA Brandon Soppy

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes
17 June 2022 DF Turkey Merih Demiral 24 Italy Juventus €20M Option to buy activated
1 July 2022 FW Ivory Coast Jérémie Boga 25 Italy Sassuolo €22M Obligation to buy activated
6 July 2022 MF Brazil Éderson 22 Italy Salernitana €21M Part of swap deal with Matteo Lovato
4 August 2022 MF Nigeria Ademola Lookman 24 Germany RB Leipzig €9M
19 August 2022 RB France Brandon Soppy 20 Italy Udinese €9M Plus €1M in add-ons
27 August 2022 FW Denmark Rasmus Højlund 19 Austria Sturm Graz €17M

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes
21 June 2022 DF Croatia Boško Šutalo 22 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb €4M
1 July 2022 DF Germany Robin Gosens 27 Italy Inter Milan €15m Obligation to buy activated[a]
1 July 2022 MF Italy Andrea Colpani 23 Italy Monza €9M Obligation to buy activated
6 July 2022 DF Italy Matteo Lovato 22 Italy Salernitana €7M Part of swap deal with Éderson
6 July 2022 MF Italy Matteo Pessina 25 Italy Monza Loan With obligation to buy
9 July 2022 GK Italy Pierluigi Gollini 27 Italy Fiorentina Loan
7 August 2022 FW Netherlands Sam Lammers 25 Italy Empoli Loan
11 August 2022 MF Russia Aleksei Miranchuk 26 Italy Torino Loan With option to buy
13 August 2022 FW The Gambia Ebrima Colley 22 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük Loan
14 August 2022 MF Switzerland Remo Freuler 30 England Nottingham Forest €9M
30 August 2022 DF Argentina Cristian Romero 24 England Tottenham Hotspur €50M Option to buy activated
31 August 2022 MF Slovenia Josip Iličić 34 Free agent
2 January 2023 FW Netherlands Sam Lammers 25 Italy Sampdoria Loan
9 January 2023 MF Ukraine Ruslan Malinovskyi 29 France Marseille Loan With option to buy
25 January 2023 GK Italy Pierluigi Gollini 27 Italy Napoli Loan
31 January 2023 DF Italy Nadir Zortea 23 Italy Sassuolo Loan With option to buy

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 15–0 Italy Rappresentativa Valseriana Clusone
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo "Città di Clusone"
Referee: Alessandro Gresia
13 July 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 10–0 Italy Rappresentativa Valli Bergamasche Clusone
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo "Città di Clusone"
Referee: Riccardo Fichera
16 July 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 12–1 Switzerland Gambarogno-Contone Clusone
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo "Città di Clusone"
Referee: Simone Nuzzo
20 July 2022 Friendly Atalanta A[b] Italy 5–4 Italy Atalanta B[b] Zingonia [it]
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
23 July 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 4–0 Italy Como Zingonia [it]
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alberto Santoro
29 July 2022 Friendly Newcastle United England 1–0 Italy Atalanta Newcastle upon Tyne, England
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 40,596
Referee: Peter Bankes (England)
6 August 2022 Orange Trophy Valencia Spain 2–1 Italy Atalanta Valencia, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
23 August 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 3–1 Italy Sporting Franciacorta Zingonia [it]
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)[c]
Report
  • Bertazzoli 80'
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Referee: Alessandro Di Graci
7 September 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 5–1 Italy Sant'Angelo Zingonia [it]
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Silla 61'
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Referee: Alessandro Pizzi
Note: The first half lasted 45 minutes and the second half lasted 36 minutes.
29 September 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 4–1 Italy Pro Patria Zingonia [it]
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
9 December 2022 Trofeo Bortolotti Atalanta Italy 2–2
(3–5 p)
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Bergamo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Alessandro Prontera (Italy)
Penalties
13 December 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 2–1 Italy Real Calepina Zingonia [it]
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alessandro Pizzi
Note: Match was played in two forty-minute halves.
17 December 2022 Friendly Nice France 0–3 Italy Atalanta Nice, France
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Eric Wattellier (France)
23 December 2022 Friendly Real Betis Spain 0–3 Italy Atalanta Seville, Spain
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Referee: Mario Melero López (Spain)
29 December 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 0–1 Netherlands AZ Bergamo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
30 December 2022 Friendly Atalanta Italy 10–1 Italy Crema Zingonia [it]
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Bortolotti
Referee: Paride Tremolada

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 13 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 5th 38 19 7 12 66 48 +18 050.00
Coppa Italia 19 January 2023 31 January 2023 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Total 40 20 7 13 71 51 +20 050.00

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Inter Milan 38 23 3 12 71 42 +29 72 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[d]
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 +21 70
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 +18 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[e]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 +12 63
7 Juventus[f] 38 22 6 10 56 33 +23 62[g]
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[5] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inter is also expected to pay €10m of additional bonuses, reaching a potential €25m transfer fee.[2]
  2. ^ a b The Atalanta squad was divided into two teams for an in-house friendly, with team A playing in home colours and team B playing in away colours.
  3. ^ Each half lasted 40 minutes instead of 45 minutes.
  4. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  5. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  6. ^ Juventus were excluded from UEFA competitions due to violation of UEFA's financial regulations.[3]
  7. ^ Juventus were deducted 10 points as punishment for capital gain violations.[4]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 19 7 12 66 48  +18 64 10 3 6 38 26  +12 9 4 6 28 22  +6

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWDWWWDWWDWLWLLLDWWDWLWLLDLWWLDWWWLLWLW
Position46411222224246676664536666666677567555
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[7]

13 August 2022 1 Sampdoria 0–2 Atalanta Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,047
Referee: Federico Dionisi
21 August 2022 2 Atalanta 1–1 Milan Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,216
Referee: Fabio Maresca
28 August 2022 3 Hellas Verona 0–1 Atalanta Verona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 16,106
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
1 September 2022 4 Atalanta 3–1 Torino Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 17,928
Referee: Marco Di Bello
5 September 2022 5 Monza 0–2 Atalanta Monza
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 11,970
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
11 September 2022 6 Atalanta 1–1 Cremonese Bergamo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,252
Referee: Andrea Colombo
18 September 2022 7 Roma 0–1 Atalanta Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,335
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
2 October 2022 8 Atalanta 1–0 Fiorentina Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
9 October 2022 9 Udinese 2–2 Atalanta Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 24,671
Referee: Daniele Doveri
15 October 2022 10 Atalanta 2–1 Sassuolo Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 17,772
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
23 October 2022 11 Atalanta 0–2 Lazio Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,988
Referee: Rosario Abisso
30 October 2022 12 Empoli 0–2 Atalanta Empoli
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 8,740
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
5 November 2022 13 Atalanta 1–2 Napoli Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,363
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
9 November 2022 14 Lecce 2–1 Atalanta Lecce
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 19,948
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
13 November 2022 15 Atalanta 2–3 Internazionale Bergamo
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,353
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
4 January 2023 16 Spezia 2–2 Atalanta La Spezia
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 7,414
Referee: Antonio Giua
9 January 2023 17 Bologna 1–2 Atalanta Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 16,953
Referee: Marco Di Bello
15 January 2023 18 Atalanta 8–2 Salernitana Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,499
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
22 January 2023 19 Juventus 3–3 Atalanta Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 33,565
Referee: Livio Marinelli
28 January 2023 20 Atalanta 2–0 Sampdoria Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,095
Referee: Daniele Doveri
4 February 2023 21 Sassuolo 1–0 Atalanta Reggio Emilia
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
11 February 2023 22 Lazio 0–2 Atalanta Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato
19 February 2023 23 Atalanta 1–2 Lecce Bergamo
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,435
Referee: Marco Piccinini
26 February 2023 24 Milan 2–0 Atalanta Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,202
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
4 March 2023 25 Atalanta 0–0 Udinese Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,475
Referee: Davide Ghersini
11 March 2023 26 Napoli 2–0 Atalanta Naples
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,601
Referee: Andrea Colombo
17 March 2023 27 Atalanta 2–1 Empoli Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 17,864
Referee: Federico Dionisi
2 April 2023 28 Cremonese 1–3 Atalanta Cremona
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,891
Referee: Livio Marinelli
8 April 2023 29 Atalanta 0–2 Bologna Bergamo
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 18,950
Referee: Daniele Orsato
17 April 2023 30 Fiorentina 1–1 Atalanta Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,628
Referee: Marco Guida
24 April 2023 31 Atalanta 3–1 Roma Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
29 April 2023 32 Torino 1–2 Atalanta Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 20,196
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
3 May 2023 33 Atalanta 3–2 Spezia Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 17,417
Referee: Livio Marinelli
7 May 2023 34 Atalanta 0–2 Juventus Bergamo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,570
Referee: Daniele Doveri
13 May 2023 35 Salernitana 1–0 Atalanta Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Marco Piccinini
20 May 2023 36 Atalanta 3–1 Hellas Verona Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 9,297
Referee: Simone Sozza
27 May 2023 37 Internazionale 3–2 Atalanta Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,192
Referee: Daniele Orsato
4 June 2023 38 Atalanta 5–2 Monza Bergamo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,389
Referee: Marco Di Bello

Coppa Italia

19 January 2023 Round of 16 Atalanta 5–2 Spezia Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 7,483
Referee: Andrea Colombo
31 January 2023 Quarter-finals Internazionale 1–0 Atalanta Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49,515
Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Argentina ARG Juan Musso 26 0 24 0 2 0
31 GK Italy ITA Francesco Rossi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
47 GK Italy ITA Tommaso Bertini[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 GK Italy ITA Marco Sportiello 15 0 14+1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Italy ITA Rafael Tolói 34 2 32 2 1+1 0
3 DF Denmark DEN Joakim Mæhle 36 3 25+9 3 2 0
5 DF Italy ITA Caleb Okoli 17 0 9+8 0 0 0
6 DF Argentina ARG José Luis Palomino 16 1 8+7 1 1 0
19 DF Albania ALB Berat Djimsiti 26 0 20+4 0 2 0
22 DF Italy ITA Matteo Ruggeri 15 0 8+7 0 0 0
28 DF Turkey TUR Merih Demiral 28 1 14+14 1 0 0
33 DF Netherlands NED Hans Hateboer 19 2 17 1 2 1
42 DF Italy ITA Giorgio Scalvini 34 2 29+3 2 2 0
77 DF Italy ITA Davide Zappacosta 21 4 18+3 4 0 0
93 DF France FRA Brandon Soppy 16 0 8+7 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
7 MF Netherlands NED Teun Koopmeiners 35 10 32+1 10 2 0
13 MF Brazil BRA Éderson 37 1 25+10 1 1+1 0
15 MF Netherlands NED Marten de Roon 37 3 34+1 3 1+1 0
88 MF Croatia CRO Mario Pašalić 33 5 24+8 5 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Colombia COL Luis Muriel 31 3 10+19 3 0+2 0
10 FW Ivory Coast CIV Jérémie Boga 25 2 5+18 2 2 0
11 FW Nigeria NGA Ademola Lookman 33 15 20+11 13 1+1 2
17 FW Denmark DEN Rasmus Højlund 34 10 20+12 9 0+2 1
23 FW Czech Republic CZE Lukáš Vorlický[a] 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
48 FW Italy ITA Tommaso De Nipoti 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
91 FW Colombia COL Duván Zapata 22 2 9+11 2 2 0
Players transferred out during the season
18 MF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Malinovskyi 15 1 5+10 1 0 0
21 DF Italy ITA Nadir Zortea 10 1 1+8 1 0+1 0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 11 FW Nigeria Ademola Lookman 13 2 15
2 7 MF Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners 10 0 10
17 FW Denmark Rasmus Højlund 9 1 10
4 88 MF Croatia Mario Pašalić 5 0 5
5 77 DF Italy Davide Zappacosta 4 0 4
6 3 DF Denmark Joakim Mæhle 3 0 3
9 FW Colombia Luis Muriel 3 0 3
15 MF Netherlands Marten de Roon 3 0 3
9 2 DF Italy Rafael Tolói 2 0 2
10 FW Ivory Coast Jérémie Boga 2 0 2
33 DF Netherlands Hans Hateboer 1 1 2
42 DF Italy Giorgio Scalvini 2 0 2
91 FW Colombia Duván Zapata 2 0 2
14 6 DF Argentina José Luis Palomino 1 0 1
13 MF Brazil Éderson 1 0 1
18 MF Ukraine Ruslan Malinovskyi 1 0 1
21 DF Italy Nadir Zortea 1 0 1
28 DF Turkey Merih Demiral 1 0 1
Own goal 2 1 3
Totals 66 5 71

Notes

  1. ^ a b Aggregated to the first team from the Primavera (youth) team

References

  1. ^ "Gasperini: 'Atalanta have many captains'". Football Italia. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Inter, ufficiale il riscatto di Gosens: l'Atalanta svela le cifre" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "The CFCB concludes its proceedings against Juventus and Chelsea FC". UEFA. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Caso plusvalenze, dieci punti di penalizzazione per la Juventus da scontare nella corrente stagione sportiva" [In the case of capital gains, ten penalty points for Juventus to be served in the current football season] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  6. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
  7. ^ "Calendario Serie a 2022-2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".