Born in the year of our Lord 1907, Atalanta Football Club have been gracing the verdant pitches since before your granny was a glint in her father's eye. They ply their trade, week in and week out, at the Gewiss Stadium in Italy.
The playing squad, made up as it is of thirty-eight strapping young lads with an average age of 25, has no small value to it. A whopping £397m, if you believe the boffins over at Transfermarkt. A testament, one is sure, to their talent rather than simply a symbol of modern football's alarming finances.
Indeed, they're clearly doing something right over there in Bergamo, as they've managed to keep themselves busy in no fewer than five competitions this season. Finishing third in Serie A is no mean feat, and they've certainly staked their claim in the Coppa Italia, reaching the quarter-finals. Italian football's Supercoppa saw them striding into the semi-finals, a testament to their prowess. And they managed to reach the final of the UEFA Super Cup, a clear demonstration of their talent on the wider European stage.
Yet Atalanta's ambitions don't stop at mere domestic and European club competition glory. Their mettle has also been tested in the crucible of the Champions League, where they battled their way to the knockout play-offs. In short, one might say Atalanta have been having quite the busy season, wouldn't one?
