During the 1928–29 season, youth goalkeeper Carlo Ceresoli made his top-flight debut at age 18 under new coach Aldo Cevenini. He made his first appearance in a 3–0 away loss to Roma. After several more years in Bergamo, he would move to Inter Milan, and win the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italian national team. At the end of the season, however, Atalanta did not finish among the top eight teams in its group and was not admitted to Serie A, the new single-group Italian top flight contested by 16 teams, for the 1929–30 season. Atalanta instead was admitted to the 1929–30 edition of the new second tier, Serie B.