The coach of the Bergamo team dampens the post-Champions League enthusiasm and asks his team to focus on Serie A: “Against the Sardinians we will need to be humble and hungry”
After the triumphant Champions League evening against Chelsea, Atalanta seeks a relaunch in the championship against Cagliari. Trying to make the home stadium return as a factor for the recovery. “The match against the Sardinians will be a test of maturity – Raffaele Palladino explained in the conference -. We need continuity of performance and results. I’m also interested in mental continuity, our base is the Champions League match on Tuesday, we must never have a drop in tension again”. We need a robust comeback, with a series of victories, a bit like Claudio Ranieri’s Roma did last season. “The basis is team spirit, it’s an obligation to get back up in the championship – added Palladino -. We have the qualities to do it, I want a humble and hungry team. We have to try to win a series of victories, only in this way can we get back up. I would like to score immediately, in the first minute, against Cagliari (smiles, ed.)”.
head to Serie A
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The Champions League is a chapter temporarily archived, now the mind travels on national frequencies. “Having settled the Champions League allows us to dedicate ourselves to the championship – confirms the Dea coach -. I don’t like being behind in the standings, the boys know it. We slipped badly in Verona, now we dedicate ourselves to the championship. The possible fifth place in the Champions League must be a stimulus for all of us in Serie A, it would be a source of pride for the nation to have five teams in the Champions League. We must not preclude ourselves from anything, we must be ambitious, me first and the boys”. Will Raoul Bellanova’s injury – he will have it for about a month – force you to look at the transfer market? “We have three wingers, plus Musah who can do it, he’s a wild card. So we can wait for Bellanova’s return without resorting to the transfer market. In defense we lose Kossounou who will go to the Africa Cup of Nations with Lookman, but we have recovered Kolasinac and Scalvini is returning.” Finally, a passage on Gianluca Scamacca. “I hope he can still grow from a physical point of view, he needs to play. I like him because he manages to communicate well with the team and score goals at the same time. If he understands that attacking the area is fundamental, he will develop even more.”