Gasperini towards the farewell to Atalanta: Rome favored to take it

After nine years, and various other moments of crisis always overcome, this time it seems that it will really happen: Gian Piero Gasperini and Atalanta since yesterday go to the separation. They are very close to farewell, at the end of an era. And Gasp now approaches Rome. Even a crucial meeting, and convened in a short time, such as that of yesterday morning ended without a convinced opening on the hypothesis of the technician’s stay: indeed. Around lunchtime, at the time of greetings, it became inevitable to think that the two parts have decided, and accepted, to take the opposite direction. Because the most important opening was another: that of the technician to the possibility – or rather: to the opportunity – to leave. And by his choice.

the meeting

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Characters and interpreters, yesterday morning in Zingonia: Antonio and Luca Percassi, the DS Tony D’Amico and Gasperini. It was not present – not negligible detail – the co -president and majority shareholder Steve Pagliuca: still in Bergamo, but arrived at the “Bortolotti” only to the meeting ended. As? With the will manifested by the technician to prevent the hypothesis of a divorce, which he sees as a chance of restart also for Atalanta. And above all a reiterated request, but this time definitively: the club’s availability to allow him to verify other solutions. Because there are not only other working opportunities behind the step taken yesterday by the technician; But it is clear that certain reflections on the consumption of the relationship, and therefore of personal motivations, have gone hand in hand with the prospect of being able to try their hand with another experience and another future.

in harmony

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In the top of yesterday morning he did not talk about the renewal of the contract or of new Atalanta, of players to buy or sell, as in the intentions of the managers when organizing his face to face: Gasperini was already beyond. And the club eventually took note of his mood and topics. It was a comparison with very calm tones, even constructive: beyond certain friction, the relationship with the club, let’s say with the Italian property, has always been a state of esteem and synergy. But something over time has worn out, and that there was a weight to be removed was understood during the long excursus that retraced these nine years of relationship. In particular – seen by the technician’s side – the latter: from the tiring extension (for just one year and with clauses canceled only in the race) of last summer contract; to certain differences on market choices and on the management of the Lookman case; to the awareness of an apotic of the results to be always kept at the same height (Champions League), regardless. In accordance with the new international dimension of the club, to whose growth investments and claims are in particular inspired since the partnership is also American. But, as Sunday said, Gasp does not feel more confident that he can keep it on the same level, that sticker.

by Saturday

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The definitive decision should have in 48-72 hours, let’s say by Saturday. The time necessary for Gasperini to be sure of a new destination and therefore, in the event, sit at the table with the leaders of Atalanta to close the existing bond. And if the proposals had, in particular from Rome, not to convince him, only two roads would remain, or the stay for one year (but the Atalanta could accept it?) Or a resolution of the contract: the technician has not given signs of having changed his mind on his no to renew the agreement until 2027. The new technician but two to three days is also the maximum time that Atalanta can afford to wait for a new coach A question never addressed before yesterday, therefore unexpected, and this point there would be a hurry to tune in to this need. The hypothesis that yesterday started circulating with more insistence is that of Thiago Motta: a “pupil” of the Gasp, a name to reflect on. After nine years, this will make this too.