Today Atalanta has made history, and not only has it won the first international title since its creation, but it has also done so against all popular opinion that thought that Bayer Leverkusen would do its thing again by remaining undefeated. But football is beautiful because of these things, and the Italian team has been the first and only one to be able to beat a Leverkusen that seems to have come all the way to fall on the doorstep of victory.
This is the club’s first continental title, and therefore, we are going to review all the titles won, whether Europa League or Champions League, by Italian clubs:
Without a doubt, if any Italian team has to be highlighted for its performance in Europe, it has to be AC Milan, the second club in the world with the most Champions Leagues with 7 on its record. His victories in 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 have made him one of the most feared in Europe even though he has been in the doldrums for a few years.
The second in both importance and titles is the neighbor of the first, in this case Inter Milan, which is not only the second Italian team with the most Champions Leagues, with 3 (1964, 1965, 2010), but is also the last to win it, and in addition, it has three Europa Leagues (1991, 1994, 1998) which makes it with 6 the second team with the most European titles in Italy.
The third, as it could not be otherwise, is Juventus of Turin, a team that despite having a difficult last decade since despite reaching several Champions League finals it always lost, has won two of these titles in its past (1985 , 1996), in addition to 3, tie with Inter Milan in number of Europa League, with victories in 1977, 1990, 1992.
Parma has been promoted to Serie A again this season, but although it is not at its best, it is very difficult to forget that team that amazed all of Europe in 1999 when it won its second Europa League with players like Crespo, Verón or Buffon among other historical figures from the world of football.
Napoli were one of the first to join this list with the victory of the Europa League in 1989, but it is true that since that moment they have only been to the European semi-finals on one occasion and did not even manage to overcome them.
And the last to join this list is our protagonist today, who despite never having had relevance in Europe, has managed to conquer this edition in the most heroic way possible, defeating teams like Liverpool, top favorite for the competition, or in the final against this Bayer that arrived undefeated all year.
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