Going toe-to-toe with European royalty will also only add to Atalanta's conviction they can win Italy's biggest prize

Vinicius Junior pounced on a fortunate deflection to restore Madrid's advantage and Jude Bellingham scored soon after, but Atalanta slashed the deficit with Ademola Lookman's fine

As the Super Cup took place on August 14, there was still more than a fortnight of the transfer window left to go, and Atalanta did the majority of their best business that month. Mateo Retegui, currently the leading goalscorer in Serie A,