“Our faith will never fade” reads the inscription at a gathering spot for Atalanta’s most devoted supporters.
"BERGAMO, Italy — ... It was hard to believe it was happening at the time. It is even harder to believe it happened now. That day was, possibly, the proudest in the modest history of Atalanta. A great tide had made the short journey from Bergamo, the prosperous, pretty city where the soccer team is based, to Milan for the first leg of their Champions League, round-of-16 tie against Valencia. Atalanta had never breathed such rarefied air. It had, in truth, scarcely even contemplated it. The whole town, it seemed, had been transplanted for the night. ..."
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Atalanta’s stadium stood empty for months after the game.
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