1996–97 Atalanta BC season
During the 1996–97 season 'Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
1996-97 season | |||
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President | Ivan Ruggeri | ||
Manager | Emiliano Mondonico | ||
Stadium | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | ||
Serie A | 10º | ||
Coppa Italia | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Filippo Inzaghi (24) All: Inzaghi (25) | ||
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Summary
The squad finished in a decent 1996-97 Serie A campaign in middle of the League table, with Filippo Inzaghi became topscorer with 24 goals in 33 matches[1] defeating Sampdoria striker Vincenzo Montella in an exciting race. Inzaghi tied Platini record 1983-84 Serie A scoring to 15 different teams in a tournament.[2] Also, goalkeeper Davide Pinato reached a new club record: 757 minutes without conceding a goal.[3]
On 12 February 1997 Federico Pisani, died in a car accident with his BMW 320 convertible in the company of his girlfriend Alessandra Midali (who also died in the accident)[4] 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.
Squad
[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Winter
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
MF | Angelo Carbone | A.C. Reggiana | |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
DF | José Oscar Herrera | Cruz Azul | loan |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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8 | Vicenza | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 47 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
9 | Fiorentina | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 45 | |
10 | Atalanta | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 44 | |
11 | Milan | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 43 | |
12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[8]
Notes:
- Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
Position by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round; = 1997–98 Serie B
Matches
8 September 1996 1 | Cagliari | 2-0 | Atalanta | Cagliari |
Pancaro 3' Muzzi 86' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Giancarlo Lana |
15 September 1996 2 | Atalanta | 2-2 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
Inzaghi 56' (pen), 62' | Report | 15' Oliveira 81' Batistuta |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Robert Boggi |
22 September 1996 3 | Vicenza | 4-1 | Atalanta | Vicenza |
Viviani 44' Rossini 45' (aut.) Beghetto 70' D'Ignazio Pulpito 85' |
Report | 40' (pen) Inzaghi | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Massimo De Santis |
29 September 1996 4 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Inter | Bergamo |
Inzaghi 86' | Report | 44' Djorkaeff | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
13 October 1996 5 | Perugia | 3-1 | Atalanta | Perugia |
Dicara 23' Giunti 68' Allegri 80' (pen) |
Report | 36' Inzaghi | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
20 October 1996 6 | Sampdoria | 2-0 | Atalanta | Genova |
Iacopino 11' Verón 28' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Beschin |
26 October 1996 7 | Atalanta | 2-1 | Lazio | Bergamo |
Lentini 4' Inzaghi I 49' |
Report | 75' Negro | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Graziano Cesari |
3 November 1996 8 | Milan | 1-1 | Atalanta | Milan |
Albertini 53' (pen) | Report | 21' Inzaghi I | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Roberto Bettin |
17 November 1996 9 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Udinese | Bergamo |
Bertotto 29' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
24 November 1996 10 | Bologna | 3-1 | Atalanta | Bologna |
Fortunato 24' (aut.) Kolyvanov 55' Bresciani 58' |
Report | 73' Inzaghi I | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Stafoggia |
1 December 1996 11 | Atalanta | 2-2 | Napoli | Bergamo |
Morfeo I 40' Sgrò 75' |
Report | 46' Aglietti 50' Caccia |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Farina |
8 December 1996 12 | Parma | 0-0 | Atalanta | Parma |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Massimo De Santis |
15 December 1996 13 | Atalanta | 4-0 | Piacenza | Bergamo |
Inzaghi 15', 31' Rotella 54' Sgrò 62' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
22 December 1996 14 | Roma | 0-2 | Atalanta | Roma |
Report | 30' (o.g.) Lanna 36' Inzaghi |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
5 January 1997 15 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Hellas Verona | Bergamo |
Magallanes 89' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
12 January 1997 16 | Juventus | 0-0 | Atalanta | Torino |
Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pier Paolo Rossi |
19 January 1997 17 | Atalanta | 1-0 | Reggiana | Bergamo |
Inzaghi 41' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
26 January 1997 18 | Atalanta | 4-1 | Cagliari | Bergamo |
Morfeo I 30', 75' (rig.) Foglio 52' Inzaghi I 82' |
Report | 72' Minotti | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Graziano Cesari |
2 February 1997 19 | Fiorentina | 0-0 | Atalanta | Firenze |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gianni Beschin |
16 February 1997 20 | Atalanta | 3-1 | Vicenza | Bergamo |
Foglio 58' Inzaghi 68', 89' |
Report | 88' (pen) Otero | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Stefano Braschi |
23 February 1997 21 | Inter | 2-0 | Atalanta | Milan |
Djorkaeff 68' Zamorano 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
2 March 1997 22 | Atalanta | 2-2 | Perugia | Bergamo |
Sgrò 76' Lentini 88' |
Report | 84' (pen) Giunti 87' Negri |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
9 March 1997 23 | Atalanta | 4-0 | Sampdoria | Bergamo |
Inzaghi 20', 29' (pen), 90' Morfeo 67' (pen) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
16 March 1997 24 | Lazio | 3-2 | Atalanta | Roma |
Mirković 36' (o.g.) Sottil 38' (o.g.) Buso 84' |
Report | 53' Lentini 83' Morfeo |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
23 March 1997 25 | Atalanta | 0-2 | Milan | Bergamo |
Report | 11' Weah 66' Eranio |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
6 April 1997 26 | Udinese | 2-0 | Atalanta | Udine |
Bierhoff 81' Amoroso 84' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Diego Preschern |
13 April 1997 27 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Bologna | Bergamo |
Torrisi 50' (o.g.) | Report | 72' Scapolo | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
20 April 1997 28 | Napoli | 0-1 | Atalanta | Napoli |
Report | 21' Inzaghi | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
4 May 1997 29 | Atalanta | 1-2 | Parma | Bergamo |
Lentini 37' | Report | 45' Crespo 62' Chiesa |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
11 May 1997 30 | Piacenza | 3-1 | Atalanta | Piacenza |
Luiso 15', 61' Conte 50' |
Report | 31' Inzaghi | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Stefano Farina |
15 May 1997 31 | Atalanta | 0-4 | Roma | Bergamo |
Report | 17' Di Biagio 22' Balbo 61' Totti 78' Thern |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
18 May 1997 32 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Atalanta | Verona |
Colucci 29' | Report | 58' (pen) Inzaghi | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Giancarlo Lana |
23 May 1997 33 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Juventus | Bergamo |
Inzaghi 19' | Report | 54' Iuliano | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Roberto Bettin |
1 June 1997 34 | Reggiana | 0-3 | Atalanta | Reggio Emilia |
Report | 11' (pen), 88' (pen) Inzaghi 90' Fortunato |
Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
Coppa Italia
First round
23 August 1996 | SPAL | 2-1 | Atalanta | Ferrara |
Sorce 15' Sussi 71' |
55' Inzaghi | Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
Statistics
Squad Statistics
Competition.[9] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
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G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
1996-97 Serie A | 44 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 46 | -2 |
1996-97 Coppa Italia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
Total | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 48 | -3 |
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
12 | GK | ITA | Pinato | 23 | -25 | 23 | -25 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | SCG | Mirkovic | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ITA | Carrera | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | DF | ITA | Rossini | 25 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | DF | ITA | Sottil | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | MF | ITA | Lentini | 31 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
3 | MF | ITA | Bonacina | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | MF | ITA | Sgro | 32 | 3 | 30+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ITA | Gallo | 31 | 0 | 26+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | ITA | Morfeo | 27 | 5 | 23+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ITA | Inzaghi | 34 | 25 | 32+1 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
1 | GK | ITA | Micillo | 12 | -23 | 11 | -21 | 1 | -2 |
29 | MF | ITA | Carbone | 19 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ITA | Foglio | 24 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ITA | Rustico | 24 | 0 | 11+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | MF | URU | Herrera | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | MF | ITA | Fortunato | 21 | 1 | 9+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
8 | MF | SWE | Persson | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | ITA | Rotella | 12 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW | URU | Magallanes | 11 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ITA | Luppi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ITA | Pisani | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | ITA | Zauri | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | DF | ITA | Bonfanti | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ITA | Morfeo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | ITA | Regonesi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | FW | ITA | Rossini | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | ITA | Tresoldi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Stefano Zaino (10 March 1997). "Inzaghi, show da Nazionale" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).
- Fabrizio Bocca (23 December 1996). "Inzaghi, pensieri azzurri" (in Italian). La Repubblica (quotidiano).
- "L'Atalanta è così bella che si merita un 10". Il Corriere della Sera. 17 February 1997. p. 38. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- Roberti Ezio (16 February 1997). "L'addio di Bergamo a Federico e Alessandra". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
- Beltrami, 1996. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. p. 209..
- Loaned out during Winter.
- Transferred in during Autumn.
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 155, 308..
- Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1997. Panini, Modena. p. 196, 308.
Bibliography
- Elio Corbani; Pietro Serina. Cent'anni di Atalanta, 2007 (in Italian). Sesaab, Bergamo. ISBN 978-88-903088-0-2.