UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Atalanta Stadium - Bergamo Tuesday 27 October 2020 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Atalanta BC Group D - Matchday 2 AFC Ajax Last updated 13/08/2021 20:03CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Squad list 9 Match officials 12 Fixtures and results 15 Match-by-match lineups 19 Competition facts 20 Team facts 21 Legend 23 1 Atalanta BC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 27 October 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Atalanta BC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Atalanta BC have not played against a club from their opponents' country AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Ronaldo 28; Van de 16/04/2019 QF Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 2-3 Beek 34, De Ligt 67 10/04/2019 QF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-1 Amsterdam Neres 46; Ronaldo 45 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/12/2013 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-0 Milan Denswil 90; Balotelli 01/10/2013 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam 90+4 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers De Zeeuw 57, 08/12/2010 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-2 Milan Alderweireld 66 El Hamdaoui 23; 28/09/2010 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam Ibrahimović 37 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 25/02/2010 R32 Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 2-1 Sulejmani 17; Amauri 18/02/2010 R32 AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam 32, 58 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Leonardo 88; 26/02/2009 R3 AFC Ajax - ACF Fiorentina Amsterdam agg: 2-1 Gilardino 61 19/02/2009 R3 ACF Fiorentina - AFC Ajax 0-1 Florence Bakircioglü 60 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - AFC 1-0 14/03/2006 R16 Milan Stanković 57 Ajax agg: 3-2 Huntelaar 16, Rosales AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale 22/02/2006 R16 2-2 Amsterdam 20; Stanković 49, Milano Cruz 86 2 Atalanta BC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 27 October 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 23/11/2004 GS Juventus - AFC Ajax 1-0 Turin Zalayeta 15 15/09/2004 GS AFC Ajax - Juventus 0-1 Amsterdam Nedvěd 42 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/11/2003 GS1 AFC Ajax - AC Milan 0-1 Amsterdam Shevchenko 52 16/09/2003 GS1 AC Milan - AFC Ajax 1-0 Milan F. Inzaghi 67 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers F. Inzaghi 30, Shevchenko 65, 3-2 23/04/2003 QF AC Milan - AFC Ajax Milan Tomasson 90+1; agg: 3-2 Litmanen 63, Pienaar 78 08/04/2003 QF AFC Ajax - AC Milan 0-0 Amsterdam Cassano 24; Van der 19/03/2003 GS2 AS Roma - AFC Ajax 1-1 Rome Meyde 1 Ibrahimović 11, 10/12/2002 GS2 AFC Ajax - AS Roma 2-1 Amsterdam Litmanen 66; Batistuta 89 AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale Van der Vaart 90+4; 12/11/2002 GS1 1-2 Amsterdam Milano Crespo 50, 52 FC Internazionale Milano - AFC 25/09/2002 GS1 1-0 Milan Crespo 75 Ajax UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Poggi 25, Bierhoff 32; 04/11/1997 R2 Udinese Calcio - AFC Ajax Udine agg: 2-2 ag S. Arveladze 81 21/10/1997 R2 AFC Ajax - Udinese Calcio 1-0 Amsterdam Dani 28 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lombardo 34, Vieri 4-1 36, Amoruso 79, 23/04/1997 SF Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 6-2 Zidane 81; Melchiot 76 Litmanen 66; 09/04/1997 SF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam Amoruso 14, Vieri 41 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Litmanen 41; 22/05/1996 F AFC Ajax - Juventus Rome (aet, 2-4 pens) Ravanelli 12 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3 Atalanta BC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 27 October 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo UEFA Champions League 24/05/1995 F AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-0 Vienna Kluivert 85 Litmanen 2, Baresi 66 23/11/1994 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-2 Trieste (og) R. de Boer 50, 14/09/1994 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 2-0 Amsterdam Litmanen 64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 16/03/1994 QF Parma FC - AFC Ajax Parma Minotti 16, Brolin 49 agg: 2-0 03/03/1994 QF AFC Ajax - Parma FC 0-0 Amsterdam UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 13/05/1992 F AFC Ajax - Torino FC Amsterdam agg: 2-2 ag Casagrande 62, 84; 29/04/1992 F Torino FC - AFC Ajax 2-2 Turin Jonk 14, Pettersson 75 (P) 1-1 15/04/1992 SF AFC Ajax - Genoa CFC Amsterdam Bergkamp 46; Iorio 38 agg: 4-3 Aguilera 73, 80; 01/04/1992 SF Genoa CFC - AFC Ajax 2-3 Genoa Pettersson 1, Roy 60, Winter 87 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 15/03/1978 QF Juventus - AFC Ajax agg: 2-2 (aet, 3- Turin Tardelli 21; La Ling 76 0 pens) Van Dord 86; Causio 01/03/1978 QF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-1 Amsterdam 89 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Blankenburg 14, 2-1 11/12/1974 R3 AFC Ajax - Juventus Amsterdam Mühren 89; Damiani agg: 2-2 ag 66 (P) 27/11/1974 R3 Juventus - AFC Ajax 1-0 Turin Damiani 19 UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mulder 26, Keizer 35, 6-0 Neeskens 71, Rep 81, 16/01/1974 F AFC Ajax - AC Milan Amsterdam agg: 6-1 Mühren 84 (P), Haan 87 09/01/1974 F AC Milan - AFC Ajax 1-0 Milan Chiarugi 77 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 4 Atalanta BC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 27 October 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo European Champions Clubs' Cup 30/05/1973 F AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-0 Belgrade Rep 5 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale 31/05/1972 F 2-0 Rotterdam Cruyff 47, 76 Milano European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Prati 8, 40, 75, 28/05/1969 F AC Milan - AFC Ajax 4-1 Madrid Sormani 67; Vasović 60 (P) Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Atalanta BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AFC Ajax 18 4 9 5 18 5 4 9 9 4 3 2 45 13 16 16 48 47 5 Atalanta BC - AFC Ajax Tuesday 27 October 2020 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Match background Free-scoring Atalanta welcome Ajax to Bergamo knowing another Group H victory would put them in a strong position in the section. • While the Italian side kicked off their second successive UEFA Champions League campaign with a 4-0 win away to debutants Midtjylland, a Nicolás Tagliafico own goal meant Ajax lost 1-0 to Liverpool in Amsterdam in their opening fixture. • The teams are meeting for the first time; this is also Atalanta's first UEFA competition game against a Dutch club. Form guide Atalanta • Debutants in 2019/20, this is Atalanta's second succesive UEFA Champions League appearance after they finished third in Serie A last season. • Initially it appeared as if the Bergamo club's first taste of the competition would prove brief, Atalanta losing their first three UEFA Champions League matches, against Dinamo Zagreb (0-4 a), Shakhtar Donetsk (1-2 h) and Manchester City (1-5 a). However, a point at home against City on Matchday 4 proved the catalyst for a remarkable revival, the Italian side beating Dinamo 2-0 at home and Shakhtar 3-0 away to snatch second place in the group behind City. • Even better was to follow in the round of 16, Atalanta beating Valencia 4-1 at home and 4-3 away with Josip Iličić becoming the first player to score four times in a UEFA Champions League knockout match in the latter fixture. • Atalanta looked set to continue their magical run thanks to Mario Pašalić's first-half goal in their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain, but the French side struck twice in the closing moments to end their adventure. • Defeat by Paris in Lisbon ended Atalanta's club record four-match winning streak in Europe. • The Italian club have lost only five of their last 24 European games (W12 D7). • This is Atalanta's 46th European match, and their eighth campaign in continental competition. They reached the European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in 1987/88 and the UEFA Cup quarter-finals three years later. • The 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 2 last season is Atalanta's sole defeat in 16 European home matches (W8 D7), since a 2-1 defeat against Belgian side Mechelen in the 1987/88 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg (2-4 aggregate).