Atalanta, Gasperini: “It doesn’t matter much to be favourites. Truly an extraordinary season”

5.15pm – In a few minutes Gian Piero Gasperinitechnician ofAtalantawill speak at the press conference to analyze tomorrow’s match against Marseille.

5.28pm – The conference began: “The roles of favorites count for little, what matters is how you play on the pitch, tomorrow we have more credibility because we eliminated Liverpool, but we start again from zero to zero. I hope to do better than Florence, when There are two matches, there are different attitudes. Our first ambition is to play a good match here and stand out, have courage and quality in facing this type of match.”

Does he have to touch any chord in particular to prepare for matches like these?
“This season is truly extraordinary for us, we have played many decisive matches like tomorrow’s. Both teams deserved to play in this Europa League semi-final, it is right that there is great consideration and attention for both. We are in all the competitions , but at the moment we are thinking about this competition, it represents the priority.”

Is Scamacca 100% available? Will Musso start?
“The players called up are all available to play. Bakker stopped today due to a flu attack. Musso will play in goal.”

Do the transfer rumors about you bother you?
“No, that’s not the case. We’re in a good situation, that’s not the case.”

Scalvini?
“He is a recovered player. We have some situations that are quite clear, through the matches there is a fairly clear definition of what the formation can be.”

Tomorrow there will be over 2 thousand fans present in Marseille. What is your message?
“It’s a source of great pride, I’m really happy, it was like this at Anfield, tomorrow they will be in another fantastic stadium, for a club not with great numbers, but with great passion behind it, it’s a great achievement.”

Kolasinac?
“For us he was a very positive signing, not only for what he conveyed to us on the pitch, he is a boy who entered very early, he has important values. Undoubtedly the experience he had here in Marseille was very formative , however we are happy to have him on our side tomorrow (laughs, ed.)”.