The executive who helped build Atalanta’s Europa League-winning squad is now heavily linked with a move to Roma.
Atalanta BC has officially confirmed the departure of sporting director Tony D’Amico after four seasons with the club.
The announcement arrived Tuesday through an official statement released by Atalanta, ending a successful partnership that included one of the most important periods in the club’s modern history.
“Club and director part ways with mutual gratitude,” Atalanta wrote in its statement. “After four intense seasons together, the professional paths of Atalanta BC and sporting director Tony D’Amico now separate. The Percassi family, the Pagliuca family, and everyone at Atalanta sincerely thank Tony D’Amico and wish him the best for the future.”
D’Amico initially joined Atalanta in the summer of 2022 after an impressive spell at Hellas Verona FC, where he helped oversee promotion to Serie A and multiple strong finishes in the top half of the table.
In Bergamo, he quickly became one of the central architects behind Atalanta’s continued competitiveness both domestically and in Europe.
His most significant achievement came in 2024, when Atalanta won the Europa League under coach Gian Piero Gasperini — the first major European trophy in club history.
Now, however, the club appears headed toward a major transition.
D’Amico’s exit is widely viewed in Italy as the first major step in a broader restructuring process that could soon also include the expected arrival of Maurizio Sarri as Atalanta’s next head coach.
Meanwhile, D’Amico himself is already strongly linked with a new challenge.
According to multiple reports, AS Roma considers him the leading candidate to replace Frederic Massara as sporting director.
Such a move would potentially reunite D’Amico with Gasperini if the current Roma project continues evolving in that direction.
Roma’s ownership reportedly values D’Amico’s reputation for intelligent squad construction, sustainable recruitment, and identifying undervalued talent — qualities that helped Atalanta remain competitive despite operating with lower budgets than Italy’s traditional giants.
For Atalanta, replacing him will not be simple.
The club now enters a critical summer facing both leadership and sporting changes after qualifying for next season’s Conference League rather than the Champions League positions it had grown accustomed to competing for.
And with one of Italian football’s most respected executives officially leaving Bergamo, the next phase of Atalanta’s evolution has officially begun.
