2017–18 Atalanta BC season

Atalanta
2017–18 season
PresidentAntonio Percassi
ManagerGian Piero Gasperini
StadiumStadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Serie A7th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Josip Iličić (11)
All:
Josip Iličić (15)
Highest home attendance20,076 vs Internazionale
(14 April 2018, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance3,867 vs Sassuolo
(20 December 2017, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance17,921[1]

The 2017–18 season was Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio's seventh consecutive season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, and had qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League following a fourth-place finish the previous season, the club's best league result at the time.

The season was coach Gian Piero Gasperini's second at the club. Atalanta ended the season in 7th, qualifying for the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The club was eliminated in the Coppa Italia by eventual winners Juventus, in the semi-finals.

Players

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Squad information

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Last updated on 20 May 2018
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Etrit Berisha Albania GK (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 29) Italy Lazio 2017 2021 57 0
31 Francesco Rossi Italy GK (1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 27) Italy Youth Sector 2009 2018 1 0
91 Pierluigi Gollini Italy GK (1995-03-18)18 March 1995 (aged 23) England Aston Villa 2017 2018 11 0
Defenders
3 Rafael Toloi Brazil CB (1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (aged 27) Brazil São Paulo 2015 2020 87 2
5 Andrea Masiello Italy CB / RB (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 32) Italy Bari 2011 2018 126 8 Vice Captain
6 José Luis Palomino Argentina CB (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 28) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2017 2020 26 1
13 Mattia Caldara Italy CB (1994-05-05)5 May 1994 (aged 24) Italy Juventus 2017 2018 55 10
21 Timothy Castagne Belgium RB / RM (1995-12-05)5 December 1995 (aged 22) Belgium Genk 2017 2020 20 0
28 Gianluca Mancini Italy CB (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 22) Italy Perugia 2017 2020 11 1
33 Hans Hateboer Netherlands RB / RM (1994-01-09)9 January 1994 (aged 24) Netherlands Groningen 2017 2020 39 0
37 Leonardo Spinazzola Italy LWB / LB / LM (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 25) Italy Juventus 2016 2018 48 0
95 Alessandro Bastoni Italy CB (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 19) Italy Internazionale 2017 2019 7 0
Midfielders
4 Bryan Cristante Italy CM (1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (aged 23) Portugal Benfica 2017 2018 48 12
8 Robin Gosens Germany LM / LB / LWB (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 23) Netherlands Heracles Almelo 2017 2020 21 1
11 Remo Freuler Switzerland CM (1992-04-15)15 April 1992 (aged 26) Switzerland Luzern 2016 2019 74 11
15 Marten de Roon Netherlands CM / DM (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 27) England Middlesbrough 2017 2022 34 3
19 Luca Rizzo Italy CM (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 26) Italy Bologna 2018 2018 0 0
23 Filippo Melegoni Italy DM (1999-02-18)18 February 1999 (aged 19) Italy Youth Sector 2016 2021 1 0
32 Nicolas Haas Switzerland CM (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 22) Switzerland Luzern 2017 2021 9 0
72 Josip Iličić Slovenia AM / RW / SS (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 30) Italy Fiorentina 2017 2020 31 11
88 João Schmidt Brazil CM (1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (aged 25) Brazil São Paulo 2017 2020 0 0
Forwards
9 Andreas Cornelius Denmark ST / CF (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 25) Denmark Copenhagen 2017 2020 23 3
10 Alejandro Gómez Argentina LW / SS (1988-02-15)15 February 1988 (aged 30) Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 2014 2022 128 32 Club Captain
29 Andrea Petagna Italy ST / CF (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 23) Italy Milan 2016[2] 2020 63 8
99 Musa Barrow The Gambia CF / LW (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 19) Italy Youth Sector 2017 2020 12 3
Players transferred during the season
7 Riccardo Orsolini Italy RW (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 21) Italy Juventus 2017 2018 8 0
20 Luca Vido Italy ST / CF (1997-02-03)3 February 1997 (aged 21) Italy Milan 2017 2020 4 0
27 Jasmin Kurtić Slovenia AM / CM (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 29) Italy Sassuolo 2015 2019 83 10

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
2 June 2017 MF Germany Robin Gosens 22 Netherlands Heracles Almelo Undisclosed [3]
8 June 2017 MF Switzerland Nicolas Haas 21 Switzerland Luzern Undisclosed [4]
21 June 2017 GK Albania Etrit Berisha 28 Italy Lazio €5M Bought out loan [5]
29 June 2017 DF Argentina José Luis Palomino 27 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad €4M [6]
30 June 2017 DF Italy Fabio Eguelfi 22 Italy Internazionale Undisclosed [7]
1 July 2017 MF Brazil João Schmidt 24 Brazil São Paulo Free [8]
1 July 2017 FW Italy Luca Vido 20 Italy Milan Undisclosed [9]
5 July 2017 MF Slovenia Josip Iličić 29 Italy Fiorentina €5.5M [10]
7 July 2017 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 21 Belgium Genk Undisclosed [11]
7 July 2017 MF Italy Matteo Pessina 20 Italy Milan Free Part of the Andrea Conti deal [12]
10 August 2017 MF Netherlands Marten de Roon 26 England Middlesbrough €13.5M €13.5M + €1.5M in bonuses [13]

Loans in

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
14 July 2017 FW Italy Riccardo Orsolini 20 Italy Juventus Loan 2-year loan with option and counter-option [14]
13 January 2018 MF Italy Luca Rizzo 25 Italy Bologna Loan Loan with an option to buy [15]

Out

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
1 July 2017 MF Italy Alberto Grassi 22 Italy Napoli Loan return
1 July 2017 DF France Abdoulay Konko 33 Unattached End of contract
1 July 2017 MF Italy Giulio Migliaccio 36 Retired
1 July 2017 MF Italy Cristian Raimondi 36 Retired
1 July 2017 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Ervin Zukanović 30 Italy Roma Loan return
7 July 2017 DF Italy Andrea Conti 23 Italy Milan €24M €24M + Matteo Pessina [16]
31 August 2017 DF Italy Alessandro Bastoni 18 Italy Internazionale Undisclosed Player will remain on loan at Atalanta until 2019 [17]
11 January 2018 MF Slovenia Jasmin Kurtić 29 Italy SPAL Undisclosed [18]
13 January 2018 DF Senegal Boukary Dramé 32 Italy SPAL Undisclosed [19]
31 January 2018 FW Italy Riccardo Orsolini 21 Italy Juventus Loan return [20]

Loans out

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Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
2 June 2017 MF Ivory Coast Franck Kessié 20 Italy Milan €28M 2-year loan with an obligation to buy [21][22]
7 July 2017 FW Italy Alberto Paloschi 27 Italy SPAL Loan Loan with an option to buy [23]
18 January 2018 FW Italy Luca Vido 20 Italy Cittadella Loan [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

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1 August 2017 Friendly Atalanta Italy 1–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund Altach, Austria
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Iličić 71' Report Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena
Attendance: 6,071
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
2 August 2017 Friendly Atalanta 1–0 Novara Zingonia, Italy
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) Mancini 52' Report
11 August 2017 Trofeo Naranja Valencia Spain 1–2 Italy Atalanta Valencia, Spain
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) Vezo 20' Report Toloi 13'
Palomino 66'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
12 August 2017 Friendly Atalanta 1–1 Venezia Bergamo, Italy
Vido 80' Report Mlakar 78' Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Marco Piccinini

Competitions

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Serie A

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Main article: 2017–18 Serie A

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Lazio 38 21 9 8 89 49 +40 72[a] Qualification to Europa League group stage[b]
6 Milan[c] 38 18 10 10 56 42 +14 64
7 Atalanta 38 16 12 10 57 39 +18 60 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[b]
8 Fiorentina 38 16 9 13 54 46 +8 57
9 Torino 38 13 15 10 54 46 +8 54
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[28]
Notes:
  1. ^ Internazionale finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Internazionale 0–0 Lazio, Lazio 2–3 Internazionale.
  2. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  3. ^ Milan was originally banned from European competition due to violations against Financial Fair Play regulations.[25] They appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the ban was overturned on 20 July 2018.[26][27]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 12 10 57 39  +18 60 9 6 4 30 18  +12 7 6 6 27 21  +6

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLWDWDDLWWLDLWDWDWLWLWWDDLLWWWDDWWWDDL
Position16181311991112129101012101087797887888888798766777
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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20 August 2017 1 Atalanta 0–1 Roma Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Toloi Yellow card 69' Report Kolarov 31'
Defrel Yellow card 55'
Nainggolan Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 19,108
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
27 August 2017 2 Napoli 3–1 Atalanta Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Koulibaly Yellow card 54'
Zieliński 56'
Mertens 61'
Rog 87'		 Report Cristante 15'
Kurtić Yellow card 77'
De Roon Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 35,102
Referee: Marco Di Bello
10 September 2017 3 Atalanta 2–1 Sassuolo Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cornelius 35'
Petagna 77'		 Report Sensi 27'
Magnanelli Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,120
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
17 September 2017 4 Chievo 1–1 Atalanta Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cesar Yellow card 41'
Bastien Yellow card 44', 52'		 Report Gómez 85' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
20 September 2017 5 Atalanta 5–1 Crotone Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Petagna 5'
Caldara 25'
Iličić 38'
Gómez 63', 74' (pen.)		 Report Ajeti Yellow card 45+2'
Tumminello 70'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,378
Referee: Marco Piccinini
24 September 2017 6 Fiorentina 1–1 Atalanta Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chiesa 12', Yellow card 40'
Biraghi Yellow card 51'		 Report Spinazzola Yellow card 13'
De Roon Yellow card 30'
Mancini Yellow card 58'
Castagne Yellow card 75'
Freuler 90+4'
Cristante Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 21,390
Referee: Luca Pairetto
Note: Bryan Cristante was cautioned for dissent while a substitute.
1 October 2017 7 Atalanta 2–2 Juventus Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Caldara 31'
Gómez Yellow card 64'
Cristante 67'
Palomino Yellow card 80'
Petagna Yellow card 82'		 Report Bernardeschi 21'
Higuaín 24'
Lichtsteiner Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 19,962
Referee: Antonio Damato
15 October 2017 8 Sampdoria 3–1 Atalanta Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Silvestre Yellow card 44'
Zapata 56'
Caprari 59', Yellow card 60'
Linetty 68'
Regini Yellow card 85'		 Report Cristante 21', Yellow card 90+1'
Freuler Yellow card 41'
Hateboer Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,672
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
22 October 2017 9 Atalanta 1–0 Bologna Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Caldara Yellow card 14'
Iličić Yellow card 30'
De Roon Yellow card 40'
Cornelius 71'		 Report Masina Yellow card 42'
Palacio Yellow card 56'
González Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 80'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Fabio Maresca
25 October 2017 10 Atalanta 3–0 Hellas Verona Bergamo
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Freuler 50'
Iličić 59'
Kurtić 75'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,768
Referee: Livio Marinelli
29 October 2017 11 Udinese 2–1 Atalanta Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) De Paul 45+1' (pen.)
Barák 68'		 Report Kurtić 29'
Toloi Yellow card 41'
Castagne Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Dacia Arena
Attendance: 16,448
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
5 November 2017 12 Atalanta 1–1 SPAL Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cristante 23'
Freuler Red card 69'		 Report Felipe Yellow card 61'
Rizzo 63'
Mattiello Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,042
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
19 November 2017 13 Internazionale 2–0 Atalanta Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Icardi 51', 60' Report Palomino Yellow card 48'
Kurtić Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,177
Referee: Michael Fabbri
27 November 2017 14 Atalanta 1–0 Benevento Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) De Roon Yellow card 51'
Cristante 75'		 Report Costa Yellow card 14'
Venuti Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,687
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
2 December 2017 15 Torino 1–1 Atalanta Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Nkoulou 45'
Obi Yellow card 49'
Baselli Yellow card 78'		 Report Iličić 54'
Masiello Yellow card 64'
Toloi Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 14,605
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
12 December 2017 16 Genoa 1–2 Atalanta Genoa
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bertolacci 4', Yellow card 90+6'
Izzo Yellow card 25'
Pandev Yellow card 60'		 Report Masiello Yellow card 11', 52'
Iličić 45'
De Roon Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18,281
Referee: Daniele Doveri
17 December 2017 17 Atalanta 3–3 Lazio Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Caldara 19'
Iličić 22', 50' (pen.)
Freuler Yellow card 63'
Hateboer Yellow card 83'		 Report Milinković-Savić 27', 35'
Bastos Yellow card 49'
Luis Alberto 79'
Wallace Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,692
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
23 December 2017 18 Milan 0–2 Atalanta Milan
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cutrone Yellow card 31'
Kessié Yellow card 40'		 Report Cristante 32'
Iličić 71'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,746
Referee: Michael Fabbri
30 December 2017 19 Atalanta 1–2 Cagliari Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gómez 90+2' Report Pavoletti 6'
Cigarini Yellow card 21'
Padoin 23'
Andreolli Yellow card 45'
Miangue Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Ceppitelli Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,755
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
6 January 2018 20 Roma 1–2 Atalanta Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Džeko 56'
Fazio Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Cornelius 14'
De Roon 19', Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 45'
Caldara Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,863
Referee: Marco Guida
21 January 2018 21 Atalanta 0–1 Napoli Bergamo
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Mário Rui Yellow card 24'
Mertens 65'
Callejón Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 19,098
Referee: Daniele Orsato
27 January 2018 22 Sassuolo 0–3 Atalanta Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Goldaniga Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 90+7' Report Masiello 30'
Cristante 83'
Freuler 86'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 8,852
Referee: Paolo Valeri
4 February 2018 23 Atalanta 1–0 Chievo Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mancini 72' Report Bani Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,292
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
10 February 2018 24 Crotone 1–1 Atalanta Crotone
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Capuano Yellow card 52'
Budimir Yellow card 76'
Mandragora 79'
Faraoni Yellow card 83'
Nalini Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Palomino Yellow card 35', 88'
Toloi Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,795
Referee: Davide Massa
18 February 2018 25 Atalanta 1–1 Fiorentina Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Petagna 45+1', Yellow card 79'
Mancini Yellow card 70'		 Report Simeone Yellow card 9'
Badelj 16', Yellow card 31'
Benassi Yellow card 48'
Milenković Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 85'
Veretout Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,261
Referee: Fabio Maresca
11 March 2018 28 Bologna 0–1 Atalanta Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Avenatti Yellow card 4'
Romagnoli Yellow card 45+2'
Pulgar Yellow card 58'		 Report De Roon 83' Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 17,917
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
14 March 2018 26 Juventus 2–0 Atalanta Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 29'
Alex Sandro Yellow card 72'
Matuidi 81'
Benatia Yellow card 82'
Asamoah Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hateboer Yellow card 47'
Cristante Yellow card 61'
Mancini Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 79'
De Roon Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 36,753
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Note: Postponed due to inclement weather; originally scheduled for 25 February 2018.
18 March 2018 29 Hellas Verona 0–5 Atalanta Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Calvano Yellow card 21'
Ferrari Yellow card 43'
Valoti Yellow card 62'		 Report Cristante 2', Yellow card 33'
Iličić Yellow card 27', 45+4' (pen.), 48', 69'
Gómez 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 14,919
Referee: Marco Di Bello
31 March 2018 30 Atalanta 2–0 Udinese Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Petagna 68', Yellow card 68'
Masiello 74'		 Report Nuytinck Yellow card 42'
De Paul Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,204
Referee: Luca Pairetto
3 April 2018 27 Atalanta 1–2 Sampdoria Bergamo
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Toloi 67'
Petagna Yellow card 79'
Gómez Yellow card 82'		 Report Caprari 43'
Praet Yellow card 83'
Zapata 84', Yellow card 90'
Ramírez Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,612
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
Note: Postponed due to Fiorentina player Davide Astori's death; originally scheduled for 4 March 2018.
7 April 2018 31 SPAL 1–1 Atalanta Ferrara
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cionek Yellow card 30', 39'
Lazzari Yellow card 54'
Kurtić Yellow card 79'		 Report Petagna Yellow card 42'
Freuler Yellow card 75'
De Roon 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Antonio Damato
14 April 2018 32 Atalanta 0–0 Internazionale Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Toloi Yellow card 37'
Caldara Yellow card 62'
Masiello Yellow card 82'
Mancini Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Miranda Yellow card 32'
Valero Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 20,076
Referee: Daniele Doveri
18 April 2018 33 Benevento 0–3 Atalanta Benevento
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Toșca Yellow card 64'
Brignola Yellow card 71'		 Report Freuler 21'
Petagna Yellow card 31'
Mancini Yellow card 39'
Barrow 49'
Gómez 67'		 Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 10,013
Referee: Davide Ghersini
22 April 2018 34 Atalanta 2–1 Torino Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Caldara Yellow card 50'
Freuler 53'
De Roon Yellow card 55'
Gosens 64'		 Report Ljajić 56'
Ansaldi Yellow card 83'
Moretti Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 18,856
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
29 April 2018 35 Atalanta 3–1 Genoa Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barrow 16'
Cristante 22'
Castagne Yellow card 42'
Freuler Yellow card 71'
Iličić 74'
Caldara Yellow card 80'		 Report Rossettini Yellow card 9'
Veloso 81'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 18,543
Referee: Michael Fabbri
6 May 2018 36 Lazio 1–1 Atalanta Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Luiz Felipe Yellow card 21'
Caicedo 24'
Murgia Yellow card 68'
Milinković-Savić Yellow card 74'		 Report Barrow 2'
Masiello Yellow card 48'
Toloi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luca Banti
13 May 2018 37 Atalanta 1–1 Milan Bergamo
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Masiello Yellow card 13', 90+2'
De Roon Yellow card 28'
Toloi Yellow card 64' Red card 65'
Gosens Yellow card 73'
Iličić Yellow card 86'		 Report Abate Yellow card 17'
Kalinić Yellow card 32'
Kessié 60'
Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 66'
Romagnoli Yellow card 69'
Montolivo Red card 75'
Borini Yellow card 87'
Donnarumma Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 19,833
Referee: Marco Guida
20 May 2018 38 Cagliari 1–0 Atalanta Cagliari
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barella Yellow card 50'
Ceppitelli 87'
Cigarini Yellow card 90+3'
Pisacane Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Castagne Yellow card 46' Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 16,233
Referee: Davide Massa

Coppa Italia

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Main article: 2017–18 Coppa Italia
20 December 2017 Round of 16 Atalanta 2–1 Sassuolo Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cornelius 16'
Toloi 33'
Kurtić Yellow card 61' Red card 89'		 Report Cassata Yellow card 25'
Rogério Yellow card 73'
Toloi 74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Davide Ghersini
2 January 2018 Quarter-finals Napoli 1–2 Atalanta Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Koulibaly Yellow card 21'
Rog Yellow card 27'
Mertens 84'		 Report Freuler Yellow card 19'
Caldara Yellow card 41'
Toloi Yellow card 44'
Castagne 50'
Gómez 81'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 27,174
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
31 January 2018 Semi-finals
First leg		 Atalanta 0–1 Juventus Bergamo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Toloi Yellow card 76'
Masiello Yellow card 81'		 Report Higuaín 3'
Chiellini Yellow card 50'
Bentancur Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,406
Referee: Paolo Valeri
28 February 2018 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Juventus 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Atalanta Turin
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Chiellini Yellow card 13'
Pjanić Yellow card 45+1', 75' (pen.)
Matuidi Yellow card 50'
Alex Sandro Yellow card 78'
Mandžukić Yellow card 87'		 Report Gómez Yellow card 35'
Masiello Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 38,417
Referee: Michael Fabbri

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATA LYO EVE APL
1 Italy Atalanta 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 3–0 3–1
2 France Lyon 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 1–1 — 3–0 4–0
3 England Everton 6 1 1 4 7 15 −8 4 1–5 1–2 — 2–2
4 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 6 0 3 3 5 14 −9 3 1–1 1–1 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2017 1 Atalanta Italy 3–0 England Everton Reggio Emilia, Italy
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Masiello 27', Yellow card 33'
Gómez 41'
Cristante 44'		 Report Sigurðsson Yellow card 63' Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 14,890
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
28 September 2017 2 Lyon France 1–1 Italy Atalanta Décines-Charpieu, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Traoré 45'
Tete Yellow card 56'		 Report Cristante Yellow card 27'
De Roon Yellow card 38'
Gómez 57'
Iličić Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 27,715
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
19 October 2017 3 Atalanta Italy 3–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol Reggio Emilia, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Iličić 12'
Gómez Yellow card 48'
Petagna 64', Yellow card 65'
Freuler 66'
Masiello Yellow card 71'
Caldara Yellow card 77'		 Report Sachetti Yellow card 51'
Allan Yellow card 53'
Schembri 59'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 13,803
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
2 November 2017 4 Apollon Limassol Cyprus 1–1 Italy Atalanta Nicosia, Cyprus
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Vasiliou Yellow card 35'
Sachetti Yellow card 39'
Alex Yellow card 71'
Zelaya 90+4'		 Report Iličić 35' (pen.), Yellow card 47'
Hateboer Yellow card 71'
Berisha Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 5,658
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
23 November 2017 5 Everton England 1–5 Italy Atalanta Liverpool, England
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Williams Yellow card 43'
Martina Yellow card 67'
Sandro 71'
Davies Yellow card 76'
Calvert-Lewin Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Cristante 12', 64'
Gosens 86'
Cornelius 88', 90+4'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 17,431
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
7 December 2017 6 Atalanta Italy 1–0 France Lyon Reggio Emilia, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Petagna 10'
Freuler Yellow card 33'
Toloi Yellow card 55'		 Report Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
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15 February 2018 First leg Borussia Dortmund Germany 3–2 Italy Atalanta Dortmund, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Weigl Yellow card 24'
Schürrle 30', Yellow card 58'
Piszczek Yellow card 34'
Batshuayi 65', 90+1', Yellow card 83'		 Report Cristante Yellow card 26'
Iličić 51', 56'
Hateboer Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
22 February 2018 Second leg Atalanta Italy 1–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Germany Borussia Dortmund Reggio Emilia, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Toloi 11'
Hateboer Yellow card 66'
Spinazzola Yellow card 79'		 Report Papastathopoulos Yellow card 17'
Schmelzer 83'
Götze Yellow card 87'
Bürki Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 17,492
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Albania ALB Etrit Berisha 41 0 31 0 2 0 8 0
31 GK Italy ITA Franceso Rossi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
91 GK Italy ITA Pierluigi Gollini 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Rafael Toloi 39 3 29+2 1 3 1 5 1
5 DF Italy ITA Andrea Masiello 40 5 30+1 4 1 0 8 1
6 DF Argentina ARG José Luis Palomino 35 1 22+4 1 2 0 5+2 0
13 DF Italy ITA Mattia Caldara 33 3 24 3 1 0 6+2 0
21 DF Belgium BEL Timothy Castagne 26 1 17+3 0 3 1 2+1 0
28 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Mancini 12 1 8+3 1 1 0 0 0
33 DF Netherlands NED Hans Hateboer 42 0 26+7 0 1 0 8 0
37 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Spinazzola 24 0 17+1 0 0 0 6 0
95 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Bastoni 5 0 0+4 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Italy ITA Bryan Cristante 46 12 33+3 9 2 0 8 3
8 MF Germany GER Robin Gosens 26 2 17+4 1 2 0 0+3 1
11 MF Switzerland SUI Remo Freuler 45 6 33+2 5 2 0 8 1
15 MF Netherlands NED