Atalanta confirmed on Sunday the departure of Gian Piero Gasperini, the coach who transformed La Dea into a team of its own identity capable of consistently competing in the Champions League. After nearly a decade, the Italian is set to swap Bergamo for Rome.
It is now official that Gian Piero Gasperini will not be continuing at Atalanta. The Bergamo club announced the 67-year-old’s exit on Sunday after nine seasons in charge.
In recent weeks, speculation had grown that he would not renew his contract, and the news has now been confirmed. All indications point to a move from the Gewiss Stadium to the Stadio Olimpico in the capital, where he is expected to take the helm at Roma.
This marks the end of one of the most remarkable chapters in La Dea’s history. Under Gasperini’s leadership, Atalanta shed their reputation as a yo-yo club and emerged as genuine contenders in Italian football.
Though they never quite managed to challenge for the Scudetto, they secured five historic Champions League qualifications and thrilled Europe with their distinctive, high-octane football.
The crowning achievement came with the 2024 Europa League title as they dismantled an unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen side. It was the tangible reward for a deeply personal project. This season, Atalanta once again finished as best of the rest, matching their third-place finishes from 2019-20 and 2020-21 — the joint-best league results in their history.
