The Bergamschi coach: “Great result, we put Juve, Rome, Lazio, Bologna, Fiorentina, Milan”. Then he jokes with the captain who said: “I will ask him to stay”

Giorgio Dusi

12 May – 23:48 – Bergamo

Third place and armored Champions League. Atalanta by beating Roma hits the fifth qualification in the Champions League in seven years in the Gasperini era: “For now this is the most beautiful, because we have put Juve, Rome, Lazio, Bologna, Fiorentina, Milan. The Fior Fiore. This time we celebrate for us, but we understand that the opponents are unpleasant” says the technician. “This is a milestone of great value: I tried to do more thinking about the Scudetto, but we did not succeed, we hit the second goal we say …” he adds with irony. “I am very happy above all for the players, for the environment, Bergamo will listen to the music, to renew the passport, is becoming a habit. Of course in the Europa League it did not go wrong, but the Champions League has another charm. We had an important push from the victory in the Europa League, but the championship was more tough, many teams grew. We had some empty jokes because it was not possible to have the same rhythm and the injuries have conditioned, but we hit the finish line ”.

surprise and future

The goal of Sulemana, a boy born in 2003 ex Cagliari and Verona who had so far had played only 7 games for a total of not even 130 minutes: “I in Cagliari I always told him, I always told him to pull from outside …” admits Ranieri. “Certainly thanks to Claudio because I used it little,” says Gasperini laughing, “I am very happy because despite the few minutes he has always trained with education, respect. He has a shot, he is strong in the contrasts, even before the goal he tried and even in training he often succeeded. Sometimes the goals make important qualities of qualities. It was closed by De Roon, Ederson, Pasal and the others who have never had a shot. of the Highlanders: this goal repays him for everything “. To the objective achieved, the speeches on the future of Gasp open. On which Marten De Roon is also expressed, taking a clear position: “Easy: if you have a coach who in 9 years takes you 5 times to the Champions League and 3 in the Europa League, you will stay. I will remain next week I will ask him if he will remain, if he wants to stay: in the end he counts the result and this the coach always brings us. In the end he is his choice”. The liver technician, on the other hand, glissed: “On the future? First I answer De Roon …”.



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