Bergamo's suffering still fresh in Atalanta's minds
BERGAMO, Italy: With Juventus and Napoli both eliminated in the last week, a provincial club from the region that was at the heart of the Italy's COVID-19 outbreak will be leading Serie A's hopes in the Champions League Final Eight.
"This region has suffered a lot, we know that very well in the squad and this gives us extra motivation when we go onto the field. It was the case in Serie A and it will be the case in Lisbon."File photo of the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital in Bergamo, Italy, May 12, 2020.
Their entire transfer spending for the 2019-2020 season was around €57 million , according to the specialist website Transfermarkt. Atalanta are so proud of their local connections that club president Antonio Percassi sends a replica shirt to every baby born in Bergamo's hospitals.
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