1995–96 Atalanta B.C. season

Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio
1995-96 season
President	Ivan Ruggeri
Manager	Emiliano Mondonico
Stadium	Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Serie A	13º
Coppa Italia	Final
Top goalscorer	League: Domenico Morfeo (11); All: Morfeo (12)
Home colours	Away colours

During the 1995-96 season Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

The club sold argentine midfielder Leo Rodriguez to Universidad de Chile and youngstar striker Maurizio Ganz to Internazionale[1], meanwhile bought Sandro Tovalieri from Bari and Christian Vieri[2] from Torino to balance the offensive line. Also central back José Oscar Herrera arrived from Cagliari Calcio and 20-yrs-old Midfielder Tomas Locatelli transfered out to Milan A.C..

The squad took in the 3rd spot on December with 4 wins row, after that, 6 lost matches shattered the club to the low League table spots. The squad avoided relegation in the final rounds. In the campaign both Christian Vieri and Domenico Morfeo[3] played in a well form scoring 22 goals.

In Coppa Italia, the squad reached the Final[4] after 9 years and lost against Fiorentina. Previously, Atalanta defeated Cremonese, Juventus (goal of Fabio Gallo ), Cagliari and Bologna.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Fabrizio Ferron
2	MF	José Oscar Herrera
3	MF	Valter Bonacina (vice-Captain)
4	DF	Nicola Boselli
5	MF	Daniele Fortunato (Captain)
6	MF	Fabio Gallo
7	DF	Gianluca Luppi
8	MF	Giuseppe Minaudo[5]
9	DF	Paolo Montero
10	MF	Domenico Morfeo
11	DF	Antonio Paganin
12	GK	Davide Pinato
13	DF	Cristiano Pavone

No.	Position	Player
14	FW	Federico Pisani
15	MF	Franco Rotella
16	MF	Stefano Salvatori
17	MF	Marco Sgrò
18	FW	Sandro Tovalieri
19	DF	Mauro Valentini
20	FW	Christian Vieri
21	DF	Marco Zanchi
22	GK	Filippo Zani
27	DF	Kewullay Conteh
28	MF	Massimo Mutarelli[6]
30	FW	Gianluca Temelin[7]
31	DF	Stefano Lorenzi[8]
	DF	Denis Zanardo[9]

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Marco Ambrosio	Prato	loan ended
DF	Kewullay Conteh	Cafe Opera
DF	José Oscar Herrera	Cagliari
DF	Gianluca Luppi	Fiorentina
DF	Antonio Paganin	Inter	loan ended
MF	Fabio Gallo	Brescia
MF	Giuseppe Minaudo	Piacenza	loan ended
MF	Marco Sgrò	Ancona	loan ended
FW	Sandro Tovalieri	A.S. Bari
FW	Christian Vieri	Venezia F.C.

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Tebaldo Bigliardi	Leffe
DF	Simone Pavan	Venezia F.C.
DF	Emanuele Tresoldi	Pistoiese	loan
MF	Tomas Locatelli	Milan	loan
MF	Oscar Magoni	Genoa C.F.C.
MF	Leonardo Rodríguez	Universidad de Chile
MF	Cristiano Scapolo	Bologna F.C.
MF	Sebastiano Vecchiola	Venezia F.C.
FW	Vincenzo Chianese	Casarano	loan
FW	Maurizio Ganz	Inter
FW	Giampaolo Saurini	Brescia Calcio

Autumn

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Marco Ambrosio	Ravenna
MF	Giuseppe Minaudo	Torino F.C.

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Udinese	34	11	8	15	41	49	−8	41
12	Napoli	34	10	11	13	28	41	−13	41
13	Atalanta	34	11	6	17	38	50	−12	39
14	Piacenza	34	9	10	15	31	48	−17	37
15	Bari (R)	34	8	8	18	49	71	−22	32	Relegation to Serie B

Source: 1995–96 Serie A, RSSSF.com, 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. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[10]
(R) Relegated.

Matches

27 August 1995 1	Atalanta	1-1	Parma	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

10 September 1995 2	Roma	0-1	Atalanta	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

17 September 1995 3	Atalanta	1-3	Napoli	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

24 September 1995 4	Milan	3-0	Atalanta	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro

1 October 1995 5	Atalanta	2-0	Piacenza	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

15 October 1995 6	Atalanta	1-1	Inter	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

22 October 1995 7	Cremonese	1-1	Atalanta	Cremona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria

29 October 1995 8	Atalanta	0-0	Udinese	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

5 November 1995 9	Bari	1-3	Atalanta	Bari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Nicola

19 November 1995 10	Atalanta	3-2	Sampdoria	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

26 November 1995 11	Torino	0-1	Atalanta	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi

3 December 1995 12	Atalanta	3-1	Vicenza	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

10 December 1995 13	Cagliari	2-0	Atalanta	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia

17 December 1995 14	Atalanta	1-3	Fiorentina	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

23 December 1995 15	Lazio	5-1	Atalanta	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

7 January 1996 16	Atalanta	0-1	Juventus	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

14 January 1996 17	Padova	3-2	Atalanta	Padova
		Report

21 January 1996 18	Parma	2-0	Atalanta	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

28 January 1996 19	Atalanta	2-1	Roma	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

4 February 1996 20	Napoli	2-0	Atalanta	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

11 February 1996 21	Atalanta	0-1	Milan	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

18 February 1996 22	Piacenza	2-2	Atalanta	Piacenza
		Report

25 February 1996 23	Inter	1-0	Atalanta	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro

3 March 1996 24	Atalanta	1-1	Cremonese	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

10 March 1996 25	Udinese	3-0	Atalanta	Udine
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli

10 April 1996 26	Atalanta	1-2	Bari	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

24 March 1996 27	Sampdoria	2-3	Atalanta	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

31 March 1996 28	Atalanta	1-0	Torino	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

6 April 1996 29	Vicenza	1-0	Atalanta	Vicenza
		Report

14 April 1996 30	Atalanta	3-0	Cagliari	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

21 April 1996 31	Fiorentina	1-0	Atalanta	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

28 April 1996 32	Atalanta	1-3	Lazio	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

5 May 1996 33	Juventus	1-0	Atalanta	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi

12 May 1996 34	Atalanta	3-0	Padova	Bergamo
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

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Coppa Italia

Final

First leg

2 May 1996	Fiorentina	1–0	Atalanta	Florence
21:00	Batistuta 52'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 39,992 Referee: Robert Boggi

Second leg

18 May 1996	Atalanta	0–2	Fiorentina	Bergamo
21:00		Report	L. Amoruso 48' Batistuta 61'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 25,977 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1995-96 Serie A	39	17	7	4	6	24	20	17	4	2	11	14	30	34	11	6	17	38	50	-12
1995-96 Coppa Italia		5	3	1	1	9	6	3	0	1	2	1	3	8	3	2	3	10	9	+1

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1995-96 Serie A		1995-96 Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
			Walter Bonacina	35	1	29	0	6	1
			Nicola Boselli	17	0	15	0	2	0
			Kewullay Conteh	2	0	2	0	0	0
			Fabrizio Ferron	36	0	29	0	7	0
			Daniele Fortunato	40	2	32	2	8	0
			Fabio Gallo	37	1	31	0	6	1
			Josè Herrera	36	2	29	2	7	0
			Gianluca Luppi	20	0	17	0	3	0
			Giuseppe Minaudo	3	0	2	0	1	0
			Paolo Montero	29	0	23	0	6	0
			Domenico Morfeo	37	12	30	11	7	1
			Massimo Mutarelli	1	0	1	0	0	0
			Antonio Paganin	35	0	27	0	8	0
			Cristiano Pavone	18	0	14	0	4	0
			Davide Pinato	8	0	7	0	1	0
			Federico Pisani	32	5	26	4	6	1
			Franco Rotella	22	0	17	0	5	0
			Stefano Salvatori	28	0	22	0	6	0
			Marco Sgrò	36	2	30	1	6	1
			Gianluca Temelin	2	0	1	0	1	0
			Sandro Tovalieri	38	8	30	6	8	2
			Mauro Valentini	33	1	27	0	6	1
			Christian Vieri	21	10	19	8	2	2
			Denis Zanardo	1	0	0	0	1	0
			Marco Zanchi	12	0	10	0	2	0
			Filippo Zani	1	0	1	0	0	0

Source:

References

"Maurizio Ganz" (in Italian). A.C. Monza Brianza. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
"Sembrano proprio Rivera e Riva proviamo a giocare con il passato" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
"Domenico MORFEO" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
"DEA Finale 1996" (in Italian). mondiali.it.
Loaned out during Autumn
Added from Youth squad Primavera
Added from Youth squad Primavera
Added from Youth squad Primavera
Added from Youth squad Primavera
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.

Bibliography

Elio Corbani; Pietro Serina. Cent'anni di Atalanta, 2007 (in Italian). SESAAB from Bergamo. ISBN 978-88-903088-0-2.

External Links

"Serie A 1995/1996" (in Italian). calcio.com.

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[1] "Maurizio Ganz" (in Italian). A.C. Monza Brianza. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[2] "Sembrano proprio Rivera e Riva proviamo a giocare con il passato" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

[3] "Domenico MORFEO" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[4] "DEA Finale 1996" (in Italian). mondiali.it.

[5] Loaned out during Autumn

[6] Added from Youth squad Primavera

[7] Added from Youth squad Primavera

[8] Added from Youth squad Primavera

[9] Added from Youth squad Primavera

[10] 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.