Only smiles and dribbling at the Nerazzurri coach’s post-match controversy: “I don’t put the emphasis on Milan’s performance, but on ours”
Gian Piero Gasperini prefers to avoid the clash at the microphones, fresh from the victory against Milan seen from the stands (due to the two-match suspension) and from the barbs thrown by Paulo Fonseca after the match. “If the attempt is to talk about something else and not the match, and to bring tension, it’s not working.” This is how the Nerazzurri coach responded post-match, commenting on the controversy launched by the Portuguese coach regarding De Ketelaere’s goal and the aerial duel with Theo Hernandez. “He scored an extraordinary goal, it went to heaven. Atalanta favored by the referee? I didn’t have this feeling. I don’t remember any other particular episodes, other than a few contested lateral fouls. I don’t put the emphasis on Milan’s performance, but on ours. I’m totally convinced that we deserved it.”
gasperini and the championship dream
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Commenting on his team’s performance and his Atalanta’s ninth consecutive victory, Gasperini also wanted to praise the opponents’ team: “For us it is normal that it is a great victory, we achieved it against a team that has very strong players. All of them the numbers are in our favor. Atalanta played a difficult match for their opponent”. can they aspire to the scudetto? “We have to let them sing”, replied Gasp. “Bergamo has never been first in the league after all these games in the championship. The people here have their feet on the ground, don’t think that there is all this need to raise the bar. Of course we are there and enjoying this demonstration of joy.”
towards the real
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Atalanta’s success comes four days before the Champions League match against Real Madrid. A remake of the European Super Cup in August, but this time there is the feeling that the Goddess can say something more. “The first goal of the Champions League is very close, we can play for something even more important. Do we start as favourites? It’s subjective, I’m not very convinced, but tonight everything is fine”, he concluded, saying goodbye with a laugh.
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