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[TheLuckDuck]

SEPTEMBER

Just three games this month the lazy *****

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Portsmouth 1-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Chambers, Hoey, Pedrosa, McEachran, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Murray 73), Bowie (Costa 65), Lewis-Potter, Jakubiak
Hardly vintage, but three points are three points

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Millwall 0-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Chambers, Pedrosa, Lemina, Gibbs-White, Wojnar, Bowie, Lewis-Potter (Costa 67), Jakubiak (Stansfield 84)
An ok first half and a second half where we dominated

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 2-1 Brentford

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Chambers, Pedrosa, Lemina, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Murray 62), Bowie, Lewis-Potter (Costa 62), Jakubiak
Back in your box, Brentford.

LEAGUE TABLE

Very nice

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Daniel Hoey

The goalscoring centre back!​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

OCTOBER

Four games, wow such a packed schedule...

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Watford 0-0 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Chambers, Pedrosa, Lemina, Gibbs-White, Wojnar, Bowie (Costa 67), Lewis-Potter, Jakubiak (Stansfield 67)
A bore draw in north London, or Hertfordshire, or wherever the f*ck Watford is

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 2-0 Reading

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey (Smith 63), Chambers, Pedrosa, Stone, Wojnar (Lawrence 84), Gibbs-White, Costa (Stansfield 72), Lewis-Potter, Bowie
Is Reading in London? Or not? Oh I don't know.

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 1-0 Coventry City

Dahlberg, Bogle, Chambers (Smith 45), Hoey, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Lemina 45), Costa, Lewis-Potter (Bowie 81), Jakubiak
Two subs at half-time. Very fancy...

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Bristol City 1-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Chambers, Pedrosa, McEachran, Wojnar (Lawrence 61), Lemina, Jakubiak, Costa, Bowie (Stansfield 49)
Our 6ft 6in giant with a brace!

LEAGUE TABLE

Swansea somehow doing even better than we are. W*nkers.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Morgan Gibbs-White

Become a truly key player this season. Wonderful.​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

NOVEMBER

Its gone better than expected so far

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunderland 0-1 Fulham

Dahlberg, Chambers (Cockbill 73), Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Stansfield 73), Murray, Costa, Jakubiak
Should have scored more

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Hoey, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Stansfield 65), Murray, Costa (Carvalho 83), Jakubiak
The goalsccoring centre back strikes again!

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Hoey, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (McEachran 68), Costa (Murray 68), Lewis-Potter, Jakubiak
Rob Jakubiak's coming into his own

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 1-0 Cardiff City

Dahlberg, Bogle (Cockbill 61), Smith, Chambers, Pedrosa, Lemina, Gibbs-White (McEachran 80), Jakubiak, Murray, Costa, Bowie
More centre back goals!

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Huddersfield Town 1-3 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Hoey, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Lemina 66), Murray, Lewis-Potter, Bowie
Well the first half was fun...

LEAGUE TABLE

Perfect month!

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Anthony Smith

A real breakout season for the youngster​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

DECEMBER

Some festive fun in the Fulham sun?

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 2-0 Middlesbrough

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Lemina 63), Bowie, Lewis-Potter, Jakubiak
We aren't flashy, just consistent.

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 4-1 Hull City

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Hoey (Stone 63), Pedrosa (Lawrence 79), Lemina, Gibbs-White (Bowie 63), Wojnar, Murray, Costa, Jakubiak
Ok we're a little flashy

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham

Dahlberg, Cockbill, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Lemina (Wojnar 65), Murray (Carvalho 65), Costa, Bowie
Not the strongest start to a run of 4 straight away games

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Swansea City 0-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Cockbill, Smith, Hoey (Miazga 78), Pedrosa, Lemina, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Jakubiak 78), Murray, Costa, Bowie
A solid win over our nearest rivals

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White, Wojnar, Bowie, Lewis-Potter, Jakubiak
A worrying performance where the double barrelleds got us out of trouble

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Newcastle United 0-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa (Lawrence 65), Stone, Jakubiak, Lemina (Barratt 65), Murray, Costa, Bowie
Ending our away run with a lovely night out in Newcastle

LEAGUE TABLE

Nice.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Jayden Bogle

£1m.​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

JANUARY

Transfers and football

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 4-1 Derby County

Dahlberg, Cockbill, Smith, Miazga, Pedrosa, McEachran, Gibbs-White, Lemina (Wojnar 71), Murray (Vassalo 71), Lewis-Potter, Bowie
Goals came in flurries

FA CUP THIRD ROUND
Fulham 4-0 Maidenhead United

Bin, Cockbill, Chambers (Rose 88), O'Shea, Tymon (Srain 75), Stone, Barratt, Jakubiak (Tumber 75), Murray, Vaassal, Sheldon
4 goals from academy products

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 1-1 Birmingham City

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Gilmour, Wojnar, Jakubiak (McEachran 64), Murray (Sheldon 64), Lewis-Potter, Bowie
Our insane winning run is at a end

SKT BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Dahlberg, Bogle (Cockbill 64), Smith, Hoey, Pedrosa, Gilmour, Gibbs-White, Wojnar, Murray, Lewis-Potter (Vassalo 64), Bowie (Sheldon 76)
A nice response

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
Fulham 3-1 Millwall

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Gilmour, Gibbs-White, Wojnar, Murray, Lewis-Potter (Vassalo 67), Bowie (Sheldon 67)
A cup run? Very nice.

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Barnsley 0-2 Fuham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Chambers, Lemina, Gilmour, Wojnar (Gibbs-White 63), Bowie, Vassalo, Jakubiak (Sheldon 63)
A first league goal for Marcus Sheldon

LEAGUE TABLE

Time to meet the signings

TRANSFERS
OUTS

Bye bye

INS
BILLY GILMOUR - CHELSEA - £11m

A steal.

XU BIN - VOJVODINA - £2.6m

A wonderous gentleman

ALIOU TRAORE - MANCHESTER UNITED - £1m

Worth a punt

ARNAU PUGMAL - BIRMINGHAM CITY - £300,000

MY BOY! I had to get him out of Birmingham

Record

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Morgan Gibbs-White

Should be in the England squad​

 

[MidKnightDreary]

Kicking **** as Londoners, you love to see it.

 

[TheLuckDuck]

FEBRUARY

We're still unbeaten in the league. Incredible.

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Luton Town 0-1 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey (Wojnar 65), Chambers, Pedrosa (Lawrence 65), Lemina, Gilmour, Gibbs-White, Murray, Lewis-Potter, Bowie
We aren't flashy, just wonderfully solid

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 2-0 Portsmouth

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Chambers, Pedrosa, Gilmour, Gibbs-White, Wojnar (Lemina 71), Murray, Lewis-Potter (Vassalo 71), Bowie
Cruising toward the title

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 2-1 Millwall

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Chambers, Pedrosa, Gilmour (Lemina 57 61), Gibbs-White, Wojnar, Murray (Jaubiak 57), Lewis-Potter (Vassalo 72), Bowie
I'd have killed Lemina had we lost

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Brentford 0-0 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Hoey, Lawrence, McEachran, Gilmour, Jakubiak, Vassalo, Lewis-Potter, Bowie
A shame not to win in the friendly derby

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 1-0 Watford

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Wojnar, Gibbs-White, Gilmour (Jakubiak 81), Murray, Lewis-Potter, Bowie (Sheldon 81)
Late goals better than no goals

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Reading 0-3 Fuham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Gilmour (Stone 64), Gibbs-White (Jakubiak 23), Wojnar, Murray, Vassalo, Bowie (Sheldon 64)
Smashing Reading and their unbeaten record

LEAGUE TABLE

Too easy.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Anthony Smith

A great lad

Record

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[TheLuckDuck]

MARCH

Marching on through the Championship!

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Coventry City 2-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Chambers, Lawrence, Lemina (Stone 59), Gilmour, Wojnar, Lewis-Potter, Bowie
A last minute penalty to keep the unbeaten run going! The envelope worked!

FA CUP FIFTH ROUND
Stoke City 1-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Hoey, Pedrosa, Lemina, Gilmour (Jakubiak 74), Wojnar (Stone 74), Murray, Lewis-Potter, Bowie
A solid performance gets us a win away at Premier League Stoke!

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 2-1 Bristol City

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Chambers, Lawrence, Stone, Gilmour (Lemina 76), Jakubiak, Murray (Sheldon 76), Vassalo, Bowie
Coming from behind against the Robins

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 4-1 Sunderland

Dahlberg, Bogle (Cockbill 79), Smith, Hoey, Pedrosa, Lemina, Gilmour, Wojnar, Murray, Lewis-Potter (Sheldon 79), Bowie
WE'RE UP! What a way to win promotion

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Hoey, Smith, Pedrosa, Stone, Gilmour (Lemina 70), Jakubiak, Vassalo, Lewis-Potter, Bowie
There goes the unbeaten season

FA CUP QUARTER FINAL
Manchester City 2-0 Fulham

Dahlberg, Bogle, Smith, Chambers, Lawrence, Lemina (Stone 68), Gilmour, Wojnar (Bowie 59), Murray, Vassalo (Lewis-Potter 59), Jakubiak
A bridge too far

LEAGUE TABLE

Just 6 to go

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Keane Lewis-Potter

What a signing

YOUTH INTAKE

Meh.​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

APRIL

Bye bye Championship

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Cardiff City 0-2 Fulham

Dahlberg, Cockbill, Hoey, O'Shea, Pedrosa, Stone (Gilmour 65), Puigmal, Barratt, Murray, Lewis-Potter (Vassalo 65), Sheldon
A rotated side return from the Welsh capital with all 3 points

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Dahlberg, Bogle, Chambers, Stone, Pedrosa, Wojnar, Gilmour, Jakubiak (Gibbs-White 60), Murray (Sheldon 60), Lewis-Potter, Bowie
Domination.

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 1-3 Huddersfield Town

Bin, Bogle, Chambers, Hoey, Pedrosa (Srain 81), Lawrence, Gibbs-White, Barratt, Murray, Vassalo, Sheldon (Jakubiak 81)
Well that's a shock

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Middlesbrough 1-2 Fulham

Bin, Bogle (Rose 64), Wojnar, Hoey, Pedrosa, Stone, Gilmour, Barratt (Tumber 82), Murray, Lewis-Potter (Dawson 64), Bowie
15 year old Anthony Dawson becomes our youngest ever player

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 3-0 Nottingham Forest

Bin, Cockbill, O'Brien, Hoey (Rose 70), Pedrosa, Stone, Gibbs-White (Tumber 70), Barratt, Murray (Jakubiak 70), Dawson, Bowie
Two academy graduates on the scoresheet

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Fulham 1-1 Swansea City

Bin, Bodle, Smith, Hoey, Lawrence, Stone, Gilmour (Gibbs-White 74), Wojnar, Murray (Lewis-Potter 74), Vassalo, Jakubiak
Our worst month of the season

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Hull City 0-3 Fulham

Bin, Bogle, Smith (Rose 69), Hoey, Pedrosa, Stone, Gilmour, Wojnar (Barratt 69), Murray, Vassalo, Bowie
A nice way to end the campaign

LEAGUE TABLE

Easy​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

TIME FOR A HOLIDAY?

Well the Championship was easy, like, really easy. We weren't even a particularly amazing side, very few of the players in that first Xi were of proper quality. Keane Lewis-Potter & Daniel Hoey were top players, as are Adria Pedrosa and Morgan Gibbs-White, but most of the rest aren't. In spite of getting 118 points, this squad would need a makeover if it wasn't to stay up. People like Kieron Bowie are perfectly capable at Championship level, but the Premier League is something different.

I've also not really settled in Fulham. I grew up in South Wales, so Fulham is a completely alien environment to me. The club also aren't important enough to the area, it feels strange. Fulham are just one of 100s of London football clubs. Growing up in Cardiff and later living in Fylde, they were one of the most important things in the area. Everyone wanted to talk about them, its just not the same with Fulham, I've just not fallen in love with the club. We aren't a match.

So what does that leave? Job applications. I applied four 4 jobs at decent European clubs; Marseille, Atalanta, Fiorentina and Villarreal. I had an interview with all 4, how did they go?

Decisions to be made. Marseille weren't happy with me apparently, f*ck em. The other three though were very happy, Villarreal offered me the job first, then Atalanta, then Fiorentina, so there's decisions to be made

First things first, I'm definitely leaving Fulham, staying here isn't an option, just look at the money I'm getting offered to move. But where do I go? All three clubs are really the same size

Initially I was going to Italy, but they have strange transfer rules, whilst Villarreal's fantastic youth set up is really tempting, even if the budgets are smaller. Of course of the Italian clubs, Fiorentina are arguably the biggest and more iconic, whilst they're also offering the most money

So that leaves Atalanta.

To be honest, this was the job I wanted really until I found out about Villarreal's youth system. Atalanta have a worse youth system and less money. Their fans drive tanks over cars! They're an irrational choice

And I'm nothing if not an irrational nutcase.

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[MidKnightDreary]

Welcome to TANK DIVISION.

Italy is a great choice!

 

[Edd2020]

To be fair, any of those three would be a pretty good shout but Atalanta is the one I'd have gone for too. I thought they had an awesome youth set-up though?

 

[TheLuckDuck]

Welcome to TANK DIVISION.

Italy is a great choice!

Cheers mate, I've always loved Italian football

 

[TheLuckDuck]

To be fair, any of those three would be a pretty good shout but Atalanta is the one I'd have gone for too. I thought they had an awesome youth set-up though?

Yeah it was always going to be Atalanta

Its pretty good, but we are a few years in now and it looks like they've completely stagnated

 

[TheLuckDuck]

ATALANTA

So I've moved to Italy and I'm a big fan already. Atalanta of course play in the wonderful city of Bergamo in northern Italy and it really is lovely, much like the rest of northern Italy

The £46,500 a week they're paying me is wonderful as well, much more than I was on at Fulham although it has lead to some strange spending choices which I think its inappropriate to get into. All in all a great place to spend a few years.

And I really need to spend a few years here, because the club is a mess. Atalanta really burst onto the scene in 2016 under Gian Piero Gasperini and wowed us with some great football and 3 top 3 finishes, but boy have they stagnated. Gasperini is the man I'm replacing and that says it all, they finished 10th last season, their lowest finish since 2015/16 and is indicative of the steady decline the club has faced

The squad also needs a major shake up. There are 9 players in this squad over the age of 30, I'd have loved a squad with the likes of M'Baye Niang and Takumi Minamino 5 years ago, but not now, they have to go. Though I have been hamstrung in my quest to bring down the age of the squad, prior to my arrival the club signed Joao Carvalho (28), Leandro Trossard (30), Phillip Billing (29) and Danny Ings (32, yes really, Danny Ings) on big money. F*ck.

Fortunately, that lot aside there is still some real quality in the squad. Meet Eljif Elmas and Franco Tongya

Beautiful. There's also Caselli who seems great
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But yeah, all in all, work to be done. Not a huge amount of money but fortunately the facilities are great and expectations are low

Ciao.

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[DecFM]

ATALANTA

Interested in seeing how this goes
So I've moved to Italy and I'm a big fan already. Atalanta of course play in the wonderful city of Bergamo in northern Italy and it really is lovely, much like the rest of northern Italy

The £46,500 a week they're paying me is wonderful as well, much more than I was on at Fulham although it has lead to some strange spending choices which I think its inappropriate to get into. All in all a great place to spend a few years.

And I really need to spend a few years here, because the club is a mess. Atalanta really burst onto the scene in 2016 under Gian Piero Gasperini and wowed us with some great football and 3 top 3 finishes, but boy have they stagnated. Gasperini is the man I'm replacing and that says it all, they finished 10th last season, their lowest finish since 2015/16 and is indicative of the steady decline the club has faced

The squad also needs a major shake up. There are 9 players in this squad over the age of 30, I'd have loved a squad with the likes of M'Baye Niang and Takumi Minamino 5 years ago, but not now, they have to go. Though I have been hamstrung in my quest to bring down the age of the squad, prior to my arrival the club signed Joao Carvalho (28), Leandro Trossard (30), Phillip Billing (29) and Danny Ings (32, yes really, Danny Ings) on big money. F*ck.
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Fortunately, that lot aside there is still some real quality in the squad. Meet Eljif Elmas and Franco Tongya
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Beautiful. There's also Caselli who seems great
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But yeah, all in all, work to be done. Not a huge amount of money but fortunately the facilities are great and expectations are low
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Ciao.

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[TheLuckDuck]

2025/26 SEASON PREVIEW

Here we go, back at the home for old men that is Atalanta, I really wish I'd had a proper look at the squad before picking this lot....

I got rid of a lot of old men and kept the players I wanted, happy days

INS

I didn't sign Carvalho, Trossard, Billing and Ings. They signed Danny Ings ffs.

ETHAN AMPADU - CHELSEA - LOAN

I wanted him at Fulham, I've got him at Atalanta. He's quality.

GIUSEPPINO PALOTTA - FIORENTINA - £2.5m P/EX

Not only did I turn Fiorentina down, I nicked their best youngster

MATTHEW CAMPBELL - CELTIC - £1.7m

A little punt, sorry a little c*nt

ALEX - BRAGE - £7.25m

Not fussed on the whole "one name" thing but other than that he looks great

ALBERTO SIANI - SASSUOLO - £3.1m

Hoovering up Italy's youngsters

RICCARDO CALAFIORI - ROMA - £12.75m P/EX

We were desperate for a good left back and we've got him. Can't believe Roma let him go.

Like I said, there's no real pressure this season. We're comfortable one of the top 10 or so teams in the league, and the lack of Europe as a distraction should prove beneficial

Here's how we're playing, should be fun​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

HAWKINS: "I WANT THE TITLE"

AS ROMA 0-2 ATALANTA

New Atalanta boss Matthew Hawkins has issued a statement of intent following his side's impressive opening day victory over reigning Serie A champions AS Roma, declaring that he "wants the title"

Atalanta were thoroughly impressive and dominated the champions for the full 90, taking the lead through Franco Tongya after 14 minutes, with Marcus Thuram doubling that lead in the 31st minute

Following the game Hawkins had this to say: "When I joined this club I was written off and laughed at, something I'm used to in my career. I was laughed at when I joined Fylde and when I joined Fulham, look where they are now. I'm well prepared for this, nothing you lot can throw at me compares to the pain of being laughed at whilst half naked and thrusting to the beat of Paperhouse by Can in my old job. I've come here to win things, I've won things throughout my career and I want the title"

Atalanta fans have taken quickly to their new boss and statements like this will only help matters. Hawkins reportedly joined Atalanta's notorious ultras in local bars following his unveiling, drinking into the early hours, however its his softer side that's seen the older fans fall in love with him

"It was his piece in the Carrara which really drew me in, though slightly derivative I felt the juxtaposition of hedonistic life characterised by Rome with the monotony of modern life through IKE furniture was well presented" said Giuseppe, 64, "while his serious of essays on the human condition in our local newspaper have been both thought provoking and fascinating, if a little disturbing"​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

SEPTEMBER

My full month in Italy and we play Juve, Inter & Napoli. Send help.

SERIE A
Atalanta 5-0 Juventus

Areola, Lirola, Caldara, Ampadu (Frattini 76), Calafiori, Caselli, Elmas (Kana 61), Alex, Raccagni, Tongya, Thuram (Ings 76)
No help required! Incredible performance as we stick 5 past Juve! Danny Ings scored! I can' believe it

SERIE A
Inter Milan 1-1 Atalanta

Areola, Lirola, Caldara, Ampadu, Calafiori, Caselli, Elmas (Elneny 90), Alex, Raccagni (Kana 68), Tongya, Ings (Niang 68)
We weathered the early storm where Inter threw everything at us, came back and should have won it in the end but had a goal disallowed

SERIE A
Atalanta 3-1 Napoli

Areola, Lirola, Caldara, Ampadu, Calafiori (Esposito 61), Caselli, Elmas, Alex, Raccagni (Niang 61), Tongya, Ings
Title charge?

SERIE A
Spezia Calcio 1-3 Atalanta

Areola, Lirola, Caldara, Ampadu, Calafiroi (Esposito 65), Caselli, Elmas, Kana, Alex, Tongya (Raccagni 33), Niang
Even an injury to the impressive Franco Tongya couldn't stop us

LEAGUE TABLE

Title charge?

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Alex

The youngster has impressed already​

 

[TheLuckDuck]

OCTOBER

Can we back up a very good September with a good October?

SERIE A
Atalanta 1-0 Salernitana

Areola, Lirola (Esposito 81), Caldara, Ampadu, Calafiori, Caselli, Elmas, Alex, Raccagni (Piga 73), Niang, Ings (Siani 63)
They didn't have a shot

SERIE A
Fiorentina 0-2 Atalanta

Areola, Lirola, Caldara, Ampadu, Calafiori, Caselli, Elmas (Campbell 61), Kana, Alex (Raccagni 61), Niang, Thuram
Fiorentina had the best defence in the league before they met us

SERIE A
Atalanta 1-0 Sassuolo

Areola, Lirola, Caldara, Ampadu, Calafiori, Caselli, Elmas, Kana (Niang 62), Alex, Tongya, Thuram
Hardly a classic but a win's a win

LEAGUE TABLE

Defences win championships

PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Riccardo Calafiori

Thoroughly impressive since joining from Roma​