Atalanta and Eintracht Frankfurt meet for the primary time tonight within the Champions League, however an opportunity encounter in a practice station has seen the golf equipment twinned in friendship for 26 years.
It kicks off on the Frankfurt Stadion at 20.00 GMT.
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NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Raffaele Palladino Atalanta BC head coach throughout the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
That is the primary time the 2 golf equipment have formally performed one another, though there have been a few pleasant encounters in Bergamo for the Trofeo Bortolotti in 2016 and 2022.
Nonetheless, it’s an especially big day, as a result of the 2 units of followers have been twinned since
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Atalanta and Eintracht Frankfurt have a particular bond
epa11824642 Atalanta’s supporters show a tifo throughout the Italian Serie A soccer match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC, in Bergamo, Italy, 14 January 2025. EPA-EFE/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA
A bunch of Atalanta ultras had been travelling in direction of Treviso for a Serie B match when crossing paths with some Eintracht Frankfurt followers at a practice station.
They obtained chatting and bonded a lot over espresso that the Germans determined to vary their plans and accompany their new associates to attend the sport in Treviso.
Since then, they saved in contact, shared extra mutual visits to cheer one another on in numerous matches, and have saved up this touching bond.
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Dino Toppmoller Eintracht Frankfurt head coach greets Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach earlier than the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
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There have been members of every set of supporters attending the Europa League Remaining triumphs for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022 and Atalanta in 2024.
In February 2025, La Dea had an enormous banner that learn: ‘For 25 years pleasure in our fraternal bond: Bergamo and Frankfurt, united for eternity.’
They didn’t understand it on the time, however they might get the possibility to be united within the stands throughout a Champions League match only a few months later.