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    Feb 18, 2022 3 minutes

    Teun KOOPMEINERS

    ATALANTA

    “Koopmania” has taken hold in a big way at the Stadio di Bergamo, where the Atlanta faithful worship at the feet of Dutch midfielder Koopmeiners.

    Soon to turn 24, Koopmeiners did not exactly look ready for the anointing oil when moving to Lombardy from Eredivisie outfit AZ Alkmaar on the last day of the summer 2021 transfer window. In the eyes of his new Serie A fan base, he had it all to prove, merely a non-playing member of the Netherlands’ Euro 2020 squad and never having participated in the Champions

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