Atalanta - Chievo

Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia officially opened on 23 December 1928 with a match between Atalanta and Triestina. It originally went by the name of Stadio Mario Brumana and could hold 12,000 spectators.

Over the years, Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia got gradually expanded with the addition of both curves and a roof over the main stand. The stadium initially had a running track circling the pitch, but makeshift stands have been placed over it.

The stadium has also been the home of AlbinoLeffe since they promoted to Serie B in 2003 and their traditional home in nearby Albino could not meet league standards. They have kept playing at the stadium despite relegating again in 2012.

Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia has aged significantly over the years and lacks the many comforts of modern stadiums. In the last decade, Atalanta have therefore investigated several options to build a new modern home. Initially they focused on building an entirely new stadium on the outskirts of the city, however these never materialised in anything concrete.

At the moment, the club is planning to buy the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia from the Bergamo city council and replace it with a new version, likely with a similar capacity. They hope to be able to start building works in 2018.

How to get to Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia

Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia is located north-west of central Bergamo, about 2 kilometres from Bergamo’s old town (up the hill), and about the same from Bergamo’s more modern central areas down the hill. It is slightly more than 2 kilometres from Bergamo’s rail station, which has frequent train service to and from Milan.

The walk form both the old and new town, as well as the rail station, takes no more than 30 minutes.

Alternatively, you can catch bus 6 (direction S. Colombane) or 9 (direction Bruntino –Sorisole) from the rail station (Porta Nueva), and bus 3 from the old town (direction Ostello).

Capacity: 26,562