Welcome back home, Marco!
Sportiello, with 137 caps already for the Nerazzurri, makes his permanent return from AC Milan
Atalanta BC are pleased to announce the permanent transfer of Marco Sportiello from AC Milan, with the goalkeeper to don the number 57 jersey.
It marks a welcome homecoming for Marco, who came through Atalanta's Youth ranks and climbed every rung of the Academy ladder all the way to making his Serie A debut sporting the black-and-blue shirt, as he defended the Nerazzurri's goal from 2013 until January 2017, and again from 2019 to 2023, racking up 137 appearances across all competitions during the seven and a half seasons between Atalanta's three sticks. Among those were the historic nights such as the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 return game against Valencia and the quarterfinal showdown against Paris Saint Germain. He now returns to Bergamo with a wealth of experience and over 200 appearances in the Italian top-flight division (208, to be exact), considering also his spells at Fiorentina, Frosinone and Milan.
The Percassi and Pagliuca families, together with the entire Club, extend the warmest of welcomes back to Marco, wishing him nothing but personal and collective success as he once again dons the Atalanta shirt.