Interestingly, this is Italy’s first Europa League title since 1998 , when Inter Milan won the competition’s cup, then called the UEFA Cup.

In addition to the historic milestones, Atalanta can also celebrate the financial achievements of the Europa League title. From the first phase until the decision, the Italians received around R$83 million in prize money, considering amounts paid at each advanced phase.

For qualifying for the group stage, Atalanta received 3.63 million euros (around R$20 million). At this stage alone, the team earned 2.5 million euros (around R$14 million) for the four victories, in addition to 420 thousand euros (around 2.2 million) for the two draws. As she ranked first in the group, she was also awarded 1.1 million euros (around R$6.1 million)

Qualifying for the round of 16 earned 1.2 million euros (around R$6.6 million), in addition to 1.8 million euros (around R$10 million) for the place in the quarterfinals, 2.8 million of euros (around R$15.6 million) for reaching the semi-finals and another 4 million euros (around R$22 million) for the title.

In total, Atalanta earned 14.9 million euros (around R$83 million) by winning the unprecedented title.