Facing AZ Alkmaar on July 27 for an on-the-road friendly
Free entrance for the fixture to take place at the AFAS Stadion
Atalanta will usher in the 2024/25 season with a friendly fixture of undoubted international scope: come next July, namely Saturday 27 to be exact, the Nerazzurri will be off to the AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar to take on Dutch side AZ in a 15:00 CEST kick-off. Having closed their 2023/24 Eredivisie campaign in 4th, behind title-winners PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord and Twente, De Kaasboeren have qualified to the next UEFA Europa League.
The Oranje friendly will serve as an invaluable break-in test for Atalanta's clockwork and not just in view of the pre-season training schedule but, mainly and foremost, as a preliminary assessment ahead of the UEFA Supercup which will see UEFA Europa League winners Atalanta challenge 15 times Champions League champions in Warsaw on August 14.
With hosting side AZ Alkmaar launching their customary "Fan Day" summer initiative, free admission to the stadium will be granted to all spectators on matchday.
Having already crossed paths in a previous friendly, the game held at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on December 29 2022, saw the visitors impose themselves 1-0.
For further info concerning the free entrance to the Away Fan Zone, please contact klantenservice@az.nl