Ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Liverpool, Goal takes an in-depth look at how one of Italy's provincial clubs became a European force
Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi told Sky Sport Italia earlier this year, "Football is meritocracy." Sadly, that is not a view shared by the game's most powerful men.
European Club Association chairperson Andrea Agnelli even publicly asked whether Atalanta really deserved to participate in last year's Champions League – despite the fact that La Dea had earned their spot via a third-placed finish in Serie A.
Amusingly, Atalanta went further in Europe's premier club competition than Agnelli's Juventus, reaching the quarter-finals in their tournament debut.
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