All or nothing, in another crazy night, one of those that seem to have been placed there by the best romantic screenwriter. That impossible challenge that risks concluding with a happy ending after a clear path in Europe just a few months ago: l‘Atalanta knows that tomorrow night’s challenge against Real Madrid can give confidence to a group that in recent weeks has been weakened by injuries and transfer rumours, with a Koopmeiners who continues to filter through with Juventus and an attack entirely on the shoulders of Retegui due to various ailments.
Specific weight
With Zaniolo out and Scamacca out, at the moment the weight of the attack is all on the shoulders of the Italian-Argentine, who arrived in the Nerazzurri precisely to replace his national teammate. It will not be a progressive adaptation: the former Genoa player must respond present in a very short space of time, between the challenge against Real and the debut against Lecce on Monday it will be necessary to assimilate the concepts in the shortest time possible, without thinking too much.
More than perfect race
Gasperini will therefore start again from the fixed points and the few certainties he had in the pre-season: to win against Leverkusen, the perfect match was needed, against Real Madrid it will be necessary to invent something more, a small step forward that is not at all a given at this point in the season. Little time to reflect and a match in which there is a lot at stake, not so much for who knows what obligation, but to give yet another signal to half of Europe.