Today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport reports an interview with the long-time technician Arrigo Sacchi who, regarding the Champions League, expressed himself thus starting from Inter: “The Nerazzurri are having a wonderful Champions League campaign. Chapeau! Four wins and a draw at Manchester City on their debut. And, above all, no goals conceded. Simone Inzaghi and his group are candidates for a leading role. It’s a team tough, expert and with high technical values. I believe she is the most complete in our championship.”
How do you see Atalanta against Real Madrid and Barcelona?
“I say that we should all stand up to applaud these guys and their leader Gian Piero Gasperini. They are making a wonderful journey, despite having lost a strong midfielder like Koopmeiners and despite Scamacca being injured before the start of the season. I think that Those from Real and Barcelona will have to be very careful, because at the moment Gasperini’s boys are going at a thousand miles an hour. I believe they can finish in the top eight.”
Milan, two consecutive defeats, and now three victories in a row.
“They accomplished a feat by winning at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid and did well to take the three points against Slovan Bratislava. It’s a team that needs to work to grow. Of course, to qualify directly you need to have a string of successes and see what the results of the competitors will be, but we must not forget that there is always the possibility of moving forward through the playoffs. Milan has potential that has yet to be fully expressed, it must find continuity, but there is no lack of quality.”
Does Juventus still have a chance of qualifying directly?
“The path is not easy. Thiago Motta is working hard, but time is needed to make what would be a historic turning point. But there are always the playoffs and in a double duel the Bianconeri can play against anyone.”
Too bad for Bologna.
“It was logical that he couldn’t go far, having also changed technical leadership. But it remains a beautiful Italian reality.”