Cornelius: ‘Nobody wanted a penalty’
Atalanta striker Andreas Cornelius revealed none of his teammates wanted to take the final penalty against FC Copenhagen. The Orobici failed to score over two legs and extra time in…
World Cup: Dramatic Croatia shoot-out
Mario Mandzukic was on target and Luka Modric saw a penalty saved in extra time, but Croatia scraped past Denmark after a dramatic shoot-out. With Germany, Argentina, Spain and Portugal…
Atalanta go big for Lerager
Atalanta are offering almost €10m for Girondins de Bordeaux and Denmark midfielder Lukas Lerager. According to Ekstrabladet, the Orobici have set their sights firmly on the man who turns 25…
Serie A pair in Danish squad
Udinese defender Jens Stryger Larsen and Atalanta striker Andreas Cornelius are in Denmark’s 2018 World Cup squad. The Danes are in the same group as France, Peru and Australia. There…
Petagna out of Atalanta squad
Andrea Petagna is still out of the Atalanta squad to face Juventus in tomorrow’s Coppa Italia semi-final. It kicks off in Turin at 16.30 GMT and the first leg ended…
Gasperini: ‘Atalanta have belief’
Gian Piero Gasperini hailed Atalanta for an “extraordinary” 2-1 win away to Roma when down to 10 men. The lads have great belief in themselves.” The victory came just days…
Line-ups: Atalanta-Benevento
Andreas Cornelius leads the line for Atalanta, as they face winless Benevento at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia. The Orobici beat Everton 5-1 at Goodison Park on Thursday to secure…
EL: Atalanta manita slaps Everton
Atalanta celebrated only their second ever European away victory, as Bryan Cristante’s brace paved the way for a 5-1 demolition of Everton. The Bergamo Boys had only ever won one…
Petagna: ‘Atalanta play better now’
Andrea Petagna maintains Atalanta “are playing better this season” and aren’t holding back their ambitions in Serie A or Europe. The Orobici were the surprise outfit in Serie A last…
Cornelius rescues Atalanta
Danish striker Andreas Cornelius came off the bench to give Atalanta a slender victory over Bologna. The hosts missed injured Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez and took a long time to find…
Atalanta go goal-crazy
Atalanta swept Swiss side Steinach aside 18-0 in a friendly with Riccardo Orsolini finding the net five times and Andreas Cornelius seven. Orsolini was the star of the first half…
‘Caldara won’t go to Juve yet’
Atalanta President Antonio Percassi confirmed Mattia Caldara will not be heading to Juventus a year early. “He’s staying with us.” The defender has already been bought by Juve for €15m…
Cornelius close to Atalanta
Atalanta are reportedly very close to sealing a deal for FC Copenhagen striker Andreas Cornelius. According to Sky Sport Italia, the 24-year-old Danish international is expected to make the transfer…