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Atalanta rejects Roma's assessment in Percassi dispute
·6 September 2026·46d ago

Atalanta rejects Roma's assessment in Percassi dispute

Source: Forza Roma

Atalanta has issued a formal response to Roma's statement regarding an alleged verbal altercation involving Atalanta chief executive Luca Percassi and Roma sporting director D'Amico. In a club statement, Atalanta declared: "Atalanta BC firmly rejects the assessments expressed by AS Roma towards its Chief Executive Luca Percassi. The Club, deeming it appropriate not to further fuel the matter through public statements, declares itself absolutely available from the outset to submit to any necessary confrontation with the sports justice authorities, in order to verify the circumstances cited."

The dispute now moves to the sporting justice system. According to multiple witnesses, Percassi repeatedly insulted Roma's sporting director during the incident.

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# AS Roma and Atalanta escalate dispute over Percassi incident

A heated confrontation between Atalanta chief executive Luca Percassi and Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico outside the Stadio Olimpico following Roma's comeback victory has triggered an official complaint and rejection. All outlets agree the incident occurred in the car park area near the Monte Mario exit as the two executives left the stadium. According to multiple witness accounts reported across all sources, Percassi verbally attacked D'Amico, who chose not to respond and walked away toward his vehicle. Stadium stewards and police intervened to prevent further escalation. The exact trigger for Percassi's anger remains unclear, though sources suggest frustration over both D'Amico's departure from Atalanta to Roma and disappointment at conceding late goals—specifically a Matías Soulé strike mentioned by some outlets.

Roma formally described Percassi's conduct as "unacceptable" and referred the matter to sporting justice authorities. Atalanta responded with an official statement firmly rejecting Roma's assessment, saying the club would cooperate fully with any investigation by the sporting bodies to establish the facts. TeleRadioStereo and other outlets note the incident reflects deeper tensions stemming from D'Amico's summer transfer, which Atalanta had initially frozen and delayed approving. Roma positioned itself behind D'Amico, stating it would defend him in all appropriate forums. The outlets note that D'Amico had made diplomatic comments about Atalanta just days before the match, but this apparently failed to ease relations between the two clubs. The dispute now proceeds through the sporting justice system.

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“Non si è fatta attendere la risposta dell'Atalanta al comunicato della Roma sulla vicenda dell'aggressione verbale da parte di Luca Percassi nei confronti del ds D'Amico. Di seguito la nota del club nerazzurro: "Atalanta BC respinge con fermezza le valutazioni espresse da AS Roma nei confronti del…”

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