Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio is one of Italy’s leading football clubs and is internationally recognised for the excellence of its youth academy. Founded in 1907, it has achieved important results: at national level, the club ranked 3rd in Serie A four times (three years consecutively), and for six times was a Coppa Italia finalist: the team won the Cup during the 1962-1963 season. At an international level, Atalanta has been a regular participant in European championships (5 editions of the UEFA Champions League and 6 of the UEFA Europa League) and the winner of the prestigious UEFA Europa League for the 2023-2024 season.   

Antonio Percassi wore the Nerazzurri striped jersey for 7 seasons (from 1971 to 1979), becoming a pillar of its defensive line. The Percassi family’s great love for Atalanta culminated in 1990, when they took over its management until 1994, and again in 2010, beginning a second tenure that continues to this day. Antonio’s son, Luca Percassi, inherited the same passion and became the team’s Managing Director in 2010. In 2022, the American Stephen Pagliuca, a prominent figure in the Bain Capital fund and shareholder of the historic NBA franchise, the Boston Celtics, became Co-Chairman.