Sid Lowe breaks down why La Liga will play games every day until July 19 when the league resumes June 11. Gab Marcotti explains why Real Madrid may have the edge over Barcelona when La Liga resumes on June 11. Valencia have criticised Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini for taking charge of his side’s Champions
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ESPN FC presents the Battle of the Leagues, a FIFA 20 tournament to determine the best league in the world. Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has sought to clarify comments he made that suggested he had been suffering from coronavirus symptoms before and during the Italian team’s Champions League last-16 second leg at Valencia. He
The funeral of Atalanta youth player Andrea Rinaldi originally set to take place on Thursday was postponed due to the threat of coronavirus. The 19-year-old, was part of Atalanta’s youth system and loan at Serie D side Legnano, passed away on Monday after suffering a brain aneurysm in training. His death prompted tributes from all
5:04 PM ET Free-scoring Atalanta missed a chance to move back into the top four of Serie A when they suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat on Monday against SPAL, who started the day bottom of the table. Atalanta, the Serie A top scorers with 50 goals from 20 games, had won their last two
Shaka Hislop outlines the edge Borussia Dortmund had to get the signature of FC Salzburg’s Erling Haaland. Liverpool, Gareth Bale and Brendan Rodgers’ head all feature in the Exploding Heads’ resolutions for 2020. Matteo Bonetti joins the FC crew to delve into Inter Milan’s chances of dethroning title holders Juventus. Juventus have signed Sweden international
Manchester City and holders Liverpool face tough ties against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16 while holders Liverpool face Atletico Madrid. The draw in Nyon on Monday brought up some fascinating ties, with the heavyweights from England and Madrid
The FC crew debate which team should be considered the front-runner after the Champions League group stage. The FC crew debate whether Leicester winning the league or Liverpool finishing unbeaten is more realistic. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG combine for 12 goals to round out the Champions League group stage. For the first time
11:24 AM ET Nov 30 (Reuters) – Two goals from Mario Pasalic helped Atalanta to a convincing 3-0 win in Serie A at struggling regional rivals Brescia on Saturday. The Croatian midfielder headed in from close range midway through the first half before adding his second after the break with a neat backheel flick. Josip
The Serie Awesome crew debate whether or not Serie A needs Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Steve Nicol still remains to be convinced by Romelu Lukaku despite his superb performance vs. Slavia Prague. All 20 clubs from Serie A have written a joint open letter to ask for help in dealing with the issue of racism. Italian football
Atalanta fans hold up banners in 2004 to taunt then Brescia manager Carlo Mazzone. Before Manchester City played Atalanta in October, Pep Guardiola was asked whether the game, apparently innocuous and unprecedented, had personal significance to him. “It’s like an Italian derby for you,” the reporter pointed out. A former Brescia player, Guardiola is more
11:02 AM ET A late double from Gonzalo Higuain helped Juventus come from behind to beat Atalanta 3-1 in Bergamo on Saturday and go four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings. Robin Gosens gave the home side a deserved lead in the second half after Musa Barrow missed a penalty before
3:45 PM ET AS Roma suffered their first defeat of the Serie A season as Atalanta stunned the capital side with a 2-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. Duvan Zapata came off the bench to hammer in the opener in the second half before Marten de Roon‘s header sealed victory in stoppage time.
Atalanta issued a statement “disassociating” the club from racist chants by its fans, while several prominent figures in Italy on Monday applauded a decision to halt the club’s Serie A game because of the abuse. And FIFA President Gianni Infantino called for more action to combat racism in the country. “Yesterday we had another incident
The referee halts the Atalanta-Fiorentina match in Serie A to issue a warning to fans after racist chants are directed at Fiorentina’s Dalbert. FIFA president Gianni Infantino labeled the situation of racism inside Italian football stadiums “very serious” following the latest incident of offensive chants. A 2-2 draw between Atalanta and Fiorentina on Sunday was
All eyes will be on the battle for third and fourth when the Italian season comes to a close on Sunday. With Juventus confirmed as champions weeks ago and Napoli safe in second, four clubs — Atalanta, Inter, Milan and Roma — will compete for the two remaining Champions League places. Entering the decisive day,
4:42 PM ET Atalanta moved into third place in Serie A and within touching distance of Champions League qualification on Sunday with a 1-1 draw at Juventus in Massimiliano Allegri’s last home game in charge of the champions. Josip Ilicic profited from some dozy defending to tap in the opener for the visitors during the
11:03 AM ET Atalanta took another big step towards their first Champions League participation when a 2-1 over Genoa lifted them to third in Serie A on Saturday. Musa Barrow and Timothy Castagne scored early in the second half to lift Atalanta to third after they had two first-half goals disallowed for offside. Barrow ran