“The first thanks goes to the two Italian coaches, the most successful of the last twenty years and the best (for continuity of performance) of the last decade. Ancelotti and Gasperini did not spare themselves and did not spare their teams who gave show”. This is how the branded fund begins Alberto Polverosi on the Corriere dello Sportwith which he comments on yesterday’s match between Atalanta and Real Madrid.
On the Bergamo team: “The first defeat in the Champions League will not slow down their growth, the Goddess has not set an arrival point, the Europa League could have been it last year, first place in the championship this year could become it, but in the meantime, game after game, he continues to improve. Real Madrid can play on equal terms on a physical and athletic level, perhaps also on a technical level given the absence of Ancelotti (who after just over half an hour also lost Mbappé: his muscles). they do crack in Madrid), but only Gasperini’s Atalanta can dare to challenge the European champion team on a personality level.”
Closing on Real: “If we talk about strength we must also broaden the discussion to Real who have finally found themselves in the Champions League too. If a team that has won everything in Europe and in the world is capable of defending itself and suffering like Ancelotti’s did it can only be a great team. In a season with too many unforeseen events, yesterday Real demonstrated that Europe is its favorite territory. For now it has risen from 24th to 18th place in the Champions League table next two games (Salzburg and Brest) scores six points. Carletto can also hope to get into the top eight, but first he has to catch up with Mbappé.”