A draw to be accepted. This is confirmed by Gian Piero Gasperini himself, Atalanta did everything to win a haunted match. The second 0-0 against Celtic (after the one against Arsenal) leaves a bitter taste in the mouth for the Nerazzurri: a match dominated with 23 shots, but a double (perhaps triple) armored door sent by a hunting defense of redemption after the defeat against Dortmund. Rodgers had confirmed it the day before, the Scots have learned a hard lesson. And tonight it showed in the match at the Gewiss Stadium.
Gasperini’s words
The Nerazzurri coach recognized the quality of the draw in the press conference: “They were coming off a bad defeat, they defended with energy. We did everything we had to do, we can’t blame ourselves too much, we did well. there were several scoring situations, we have to accept the draw, we tried until the end, their goalkeeper was also good, in some situations it’s easy to play every three days continuity, the bench has always been decisive in recent years.
Head to Verona
Five total points in the top rankings, 3 goals scored and 0 conceded in 3 matches, data which however leaves a significant window open. There’s still a long way to go until the end of the first phase of the new formula, so it’s better to turn the page and move on: on Saturday there’s Verona, another match to win to keep pace in the championship.