L’Atalanta of mister Gasperini this afternoon beat 2-0Empoli of Nicola and counter-overtook Lazio in the standings, renewing its Champions League ambitions. The match at the Gewiss Stadium, valid for the 34th round of Serie A, was decided by the goals of Pasalic from a penalty in the 42nd minute and by Lookman from a personal action in the 51st minute. The Azzurri, stopped after the beautiful victory against Napoli last Saturday, are now +2 above the relegation zone.
The words of mister Gian Piero Gasperini in the press conference
“Today’s results were favourable, we have to look at our progress. If we are able to get our points, the positions will have consequences. El Bilal Touré? He played a good game, from an athletic point of view he is certainly recovered, He ran a lot. In attack we had the chance to score more, we weren’t very concrete, but he’s definitely a recovered player. Then the market valuation weighs on him, but I’m not clearly basing it on that.”
The words of mister Davide Nicola in the press conference
“We tried to press courageously, obviously Atalanta up front has a very important physicality, for us playing against opponents like that means going at 110%. I’m sorry to have lost due to a ball that was going out, but I’m satisfied with the performance of the players. my boys. I don’t think it’s difficult to face Atalanta because they’re in Europe or anything, Atalanta is a great team that has built a path over eight years, but it’s clear that our reality is different. I think we’ve managed to give a precise identity. There are four games to go, on Tuesday we will meet again with the usual enthusiasm.”