Atalanta, founded in 1907, are an established Serie A side playing at The New Balance Arena. Their squad is valued at around £342.5m by Transfermarkt, with 34 players and an average age of 25 – a sizeable, relatively prime-age group rather than a thin development project.
Their 2026-27 season is still taking shape. They sit eleventh in Serie A and have also come through Conference League qualifying into the League Phase. Recent league form has been uneven: defeats to Cagliari and Roma followed wins over Bologna and Sassuolo, with a draw at Fiorentina in the same run.
Atalanta have been steadier at home, averaging 1.3 goals scored and one conceded per match. Away from home the balance is poorer, with one goal scored and two conceded per match, which points to a clear defensive weakness on the road. Gianluca Scamacca leads their scoring with two goals, while Éderson, Nikola Krstović, Giacomo Raspadori and Lazar Samardzic have one each.
For Celtic supporters, Atalanta remain a credible Italian opponent with a strong squad profile, but their current league position and away defensive record give the picture some useful context.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Compared with Celtic — who sit top on eighteen points — Atalanta are well behind on both ends of the pitch: Celtic have the edge in attack and defence while Atalanta struggle for goals and leak at the back, and Atalanta's pronounced away vulnerability looks unlikely to trouble a Celtic side that has been far more consistent in results and points accumulation.
