Atalanta Bergamo and Lazio Roma do not exist in FIFA 22. EA has lost the licensing rights for the two Italian giants and now has to improvise. In FIFA 23, Napoli will be the fifth Serie A club to leave the game. What will happen next? How will they play? Which crest will the players wear? We answer the most important questions about the licenses in FIFA 22!

Ouch! After Juventus Torino signed an exclusive contract with Konami two years ago and suddenly became Piemonte Calcio in FIFA, AS Roma (later Roma FC) also joined the club of the exclusives one year later.

So now we lose the next Italian clubs. Besides Juve and Roma, Atalanta Bergamo and Lazio Roma will soon run as fantasy clubs in FIFA 22. Four clubs that regularly play internationally – that’s going to be horrible! Some leaks have already revealed the two crests and club names. We give you an overview about what you have to be prepared for in the new FIFA part!

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No licenses: In which league will Atalanta Bergamo and Lazio Roma play in FIFA 22?

Of course, both clubs will still play in the Serie A. Electronic Arts has the rights to the league, but since the clubs have exclusive deals with Konami, they will only appear with generic crests and kits.

In fact, there are already first hints about the names of the clubs. Atalanta becomes Bergamo Calcio because of its hometown, while Lazio Roma gets the name of its region – Lazio – just like Juve. So the Rome derby is back on level terms now that both clubs have become fake clubs.

Where is Atalanta Bergamo in FIFA 22?

The surprise club of the past years can be found in FIFA 22 under the name Bergamo Calcio. Just like back then with Juventus Torino and Piemonte Calcio, the alternatives created by EA caused some laughs. We were even able to take a look at the crests. Atalanta is not recognizable at all. The black is still there, but that’s all. The publisher didn’t put much effort into the Bergamasque crest. But see for yourself!

Where is Lazio Roma in FIFA 22?

So, we’ll also have to do without the history-making club from the capital in the upcoming FIFA. As with Atalanta, we’re desperately hoping for something stylish from Lazio. At least EA was able to find the right colors in its paintbox, but the design is debatable. In contrast to Atalanta, pictures of the jerseys of the capital club could already be found. However, they look more like Juventus commemorative shirts than a Lazio Rome jersey… Make your own judgement!

Bergamo Calcio and Lazio: can you still play with Duvan Zapata and co?

Of course, you can still start the match with the right players. Although EA does not own the club and stadium rights, the player licenses are not affected by the licensing dispute. However, the 3D scan will already be omitted, as it was with Juventus and Roma back then. So please don’t expect any graphical masterpieces!

Next shock FIFA 23 without Napoli?

But for EA it comes even thicker: As Konami already announced, the game manufacturer already holds the next trump cards from the 2022/23 – Season . Napoli will be the fifth Italian club to be played exclusively in eFootball… Will FIFA be able to make up for such losses? There are also already speculations about two possible names for Luciano Spalletti’s club: Campania Calcio and Napoli FC. Don’t necessarily have to have either now..

FIFA 23 RELEASE – WHAT IS KNOWN SO FAR

FIFA 22 is still in full operation, but in the background the game makers of EA Sports are already working on the next part – FIFA 23 will be released in autumn 2022.
But under which name will the classic game be continued in autumn 2022? As things stand, it is not at all certain that the game will continue to bear the name of the world association FIFA. We have the most important information about FIFA 23 for you, why the game series will get a new name and on which consoles the next part of the soccer simulation will be available.

WHEN WILL FIFA 23 BE RELEASED?

We can’t give you an official launch date for the next part of the FIFA game series yet. EA hasn’t communicated much in this regard yet, so so far we can only assume that FIFA 23 will be released in the period between mid-September and early October 2022, just like its predecessors. In the past years, the latest launch date of a FIFA game was October 06.