During the 1996–97 season Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Summary
The squad finished in 10th place in Serie A. Striker Filippo Inzaghi became capocannoniere with 24 goals in 33 league matches for Atalanta, defeating Sampdoria striker Vincenzo Montella. Inzaghi tied Michel Platini's 1983-84 Serie A record, scoring against 15 different teams in the competition. Also, goalkeeper Davide Pinato attained a new club record: 757 minutes without conceding a goal.
On 12 February 1997, forward 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) and two friends (who were uninjured). In his honor, the club's number 14 was retired, and the Curva Nord (North stand) of the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia was named the Curva Pisani.
Squad .
Loaned out during Winter.
Transferred in during Autumn.
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Filippo Inzaghi A.C. Parma MF Gianluigi Lentini A.C. Milan DF Massimo Carrera Juventus DF Zoran Mirkovic FK Partizan DF Stefano Rossini Piacenza Calcio GK Davide Micillo A.C. Cesena FW Federico Magallanes Peñarol MF Joakim Persson Malmö FF DF Andrea Sottil Fiorentina Out Pos. Name To Type FW Christian Vieri Juventus FW Sandro Tovalieri A.C. Reggiana DF Paolo Montero Juventus GK Fabrizio Ferron Sampdoria DF Antonio Paganin Hellas Verona MF Marco Zanchi A.S. Bari MF Stefano Salvatori Heart of Midlothian DF Mauro Valentini Lucchese
Winter In Pos. Name from Type MF Angelo Carbone A.C. Reggiana Out Pos. Name To Type DF José Herrera Cruz Azul loan
Competitions Serie A
League table
Position by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
First round
Statistics Squad statistics Competition.. Points Home Away Total GD Serie A 44 17 8 6 3 30 20 17 3 5 9 14 26 34 11 11 12 44 46 −2 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
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