Awakening "La Dea"

[CallumR]

After the Departure of Gasperini who's leaving for capital side ROMA, "La Dea" fail to build on the succesful years with lots of cupfinals and the UEFA Europa League trophy the year before.

Now club boss Luca Percassi switching from appoint Maurizio Sarri as new headcoach to a young unknown norwegian named Patrick Knutsen-Menta.​

 

[CallumR]

It's an incrediblie difficult place to work an to be. The famous Ultras and the rest of the City looking for their first Scudetto in History. A proud goal set by the enthusiasmus which raised during the last years.

There we're lot's of legends around the Club and it's History:

Claudio Caniggia
Andrea Masiello
Gianluigi Lentini
Christian Vieri
Josip Ilicic
Maarten De Roon
Gian Piero Gasperini

So the Crest weights heavy and the new Manager had to performe from his early days to avoid getting sacked.

The Club boss Luca Percassi and new sorting director Cristiano Giuntoli had to build a strong team to allow new Man Patrick Knutsen-Menta getting back on track from the start ofthis project:

Thomas Kristensen (CB,24) loan Deal with 22M B.O. from Udinese
Ljubo Puljic (CB,19) from Bayern Monaco - 2.80M
Franck Kessie (CM,29) free Agent
Jonathan Rowe (W,23) loan Deal with 30M B.O. from Bologna
Gianluca Gaetano (DM,26) from Cagiari - 12M
Eljif Elmas (AM,26) loan Deal with 15M B.O. from Napoli

Our 4-3-3 looks better and better during pre-season friendlies. Especially the big win away at Il Toro cuaght the eye of our contrahents.

I think we are ready for the season. Btw - We play with the latests Squads (26-27) but start 2025 so all the players and staff getting older one year to make this savegame as realistic as possible.​

 

[CallumR]

4 more Years - Charles de Ketelaere (25) snubs Spurs and sign new Atalanta Contract!

After a very unbusy transfer window for "La Dea" where only Isak Hien (CB,26) was sold to Al-Ittihad for 25M the season could easily start for the lombardian side.

With wins both away and home we qualified easily for the League phase where we're been drawn to following teams:

Partizan (a)
Iberia (h)
Kobenhavn (h)
Shamrock (a)
Kairat (h)
Brann (a)

Matchday 1st

Atalanta XI (4-3-3): Carnesecchi; Bernasconi - Bellanova - Kristensen - Scalvini(c); Gaetano - Ederson - Elmas; Raspadori - De Ketelaere - Scamacca

We are not able to manage our scoring opportunities but Como did exactly that. So they get all three points and we drive home with some anger in our stomaches. We had to do much better in front of goal.

Matchday 2nd

Atalanta XI (4-3-3): Carnesecchi; Zalewski - Zappacosta - Kristensen - Scalvini; Gaetano - Ederson - Kessie(c); Raspadori - De Ketelaere - Scamacca

Against a brave away side from Sassuolo we manage to get all the points also because of a very good and sharp performance. Beside Franck Kessié who did brilliantly there were some substitutions who changed the game completely to our favour.

Matchday 3rd

Atalanta XI (4-3-3): Carnesecchi; Zalewski - Zappacosta - Kristensen - Scalvini(c); Gaetano - Ederson - Samardzic; Raspadori - De Ketelaere - Scamacca

Another brilliant performance this time especially from De Ketelaere but also from deep lying Playmaker Gianluca Gaetano we are able to demolish Bologna in Front of their supporters.

Matchday 4th

Atalanta XI (4-3-3): Carnesecchi; Bernasconi - Bellanova - Kristensen - Scalvini; Kessié(c) - Ederson - Samardzic; Raspadori - De Ketelaere - Scamacca

We were sharpshooters in Front of goal and scored twice from corners within 2 Minutes (1:0/2:0). After that all looked and seemed easy for us and so we make clear that today is nothing to take from lambardia.
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A good first weeks with plenty of spectacular ottball from the lads. Hope we can continue like that and maybe fight for something special this year!​