Atalanta, Palladino: “We played until the end”

Ninth consecutive defeat for Atalanta against Inter, who fail to dispel the taboo this time too and continue their streak of victories which has now reached 16 matches: the last one over 2,600 days ago, on 11 November 2018. And this time, compared to others, there is no shortage of regrets. “The regret is that we conceded that goal when we had balanced the values ​​on the pitch: it hurt us,” says Raffaele Palladino at the end of the match to Dazn.

mistake

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Lautaro’s decisive goal in the 65th minute came from an error by Djimsiti, a vertical pass in his own half intercepted by Pio Esposito: “At the end of the match I felt like going to hug Berat: it was a mistake of choice, he doesn’t usually make them, unfortunately it’s an episode that happens during the season. And it happened to him tonight”, highlights the coach, giving a virtual pat on the shoulder to his vice-captain. “I tried to use all my fresh strength to recover it, we had a great opportunity with Samardzic and we weren’t able to score, we tried until the end.”

race plan

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“We played a different match compared to the last few, knowing how good Inter are at playing vertically: we were low making climbs, we did well in the non-possession phase, we could have been better at managing the ball. The first half was sterile”, highlights the coach, “then in the second I asked to go higher and we put Inter in difficulty”. The final siege is in vain: “In these matches you have to be perfect.”

Rome

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“I told the boys that this match will make us grow”, concludes the coach, “we played until the end, we also have to accept the result and now we have to reset”. Also because Roma are playing in 6 days: “Gasperini was a master and I thank him for the teachings given as a footballer. It will be important and therefore we prepare it well by trying to get a result.”