ESPN’s Sam Borden relishes the chance to tell the story of “The Game Before” on multiple platforms. (Sam Borden/ESPN)
In a small city in Italy, ecstatic crowds at a Champions League soccer match gave way to a severe, devastating Covid-19 outbreak. Today, the fandom and loyalty that made the city vulnerable are helping it emerge from crisis.
In a collaborative storytelling venture that connects several ESPN platforms, the saga of Bergamo and its beloved Atalanta soccer team is told in “The Game Before,” which debuted today in audio form in a special edition of the
ESPN Daily Podcast and in written form on ESPN.com and ESPNDeportes.com. An additional treatment can be found in ESPN Stories on the ESPN App.