With a tweet linked to the news published on the official website, the FIFA, the highest governing body of football, included Atalanta as one of the five hits of the season.

On the tweet, we read: “COVID-19 may have interrupted things, but 2019/20 has already had its success stories: Erling Haaland, Atalanta, Boca Juniors, Liverpool FIFA World Cup qualifying underdogs” with the link to the news.

FIFA motivated their choices and was impressed by the number of goals scored by the Nerazzurri team.

We read: “Atalanta’s 2018/19 campaign, during which they finished third in Serie A and secured a berth in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, was a historic one for the club. But this season, ‘La Dea’ (‘The Goddess’) looked set to scale even greater heights. Sitting fourth in the table when the league was suspended, the Bergamo side had also already cruised through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Aside from their eye-catching results, Atalanta’s exciting style of play and attacking prowess have turned them into one of the most watchable teams in Europe. Spearheaded by their clinical triumvirate of Josip Ilicic, Duvan Zapata and Alejandro Gomez, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have scored 70 goals in Serie A – the best attack in the league – and recorded some resounding victories in the process, against, among others, Parma (5-0), AC Milan (5-0), Torino (7-0) and Lecce (7-2)”.