«You think of Ranieri and you think of the Leicester legend» . With these words the Atalanta coach, Gian Piero Gasperini , spoke about his colleague on the eve of the match against Cagliari. Honey words, those addressed to the Roman coach, also regarding the last year: «With due proportions, he achieved the feat by taking a Cagliari in difficulty to bring them back to Serie A and rebuild them» .
Then the appreciation also goes to the rossoblù squad: «They have set up a squad with many alternatives, they know how to play with multiple formations, they are organized and know how to defend themselves », explains the coach on the club's official channels. "They can do well."
A complicated match, the one that Gasperini presents, especially in consideration of last Thursday's match in the Europa League, against the Polish side of Rakow Czestochowa: «Only today were we able to turn all our attention to Cagliari, while our opponents act as a week", explains the coach of the Bergamo team. «The evenings in Europe are surrounded by enthusiasm, they are played in a different atmosphere: it was a good match but the championship is another competition».
And Atalanta has often struggled against Cagliari, as evidenced by the four rossoblù victories in the last five matches: «There have been years in which we have done better with them than at home» .
But the team that will take the field at the Gewiss stadium could be very similar to the one seen on Thursday: «The turnover will be evaluated game by game depending on the opponents and our needs. The important thing is that there are no injuries", he concludes. «At the moment I don't intend to make big changes , some alternatives are of important quality and others will become so: only in this way will we be able to expand the roster. We need to recover better energy and the determination shown in the cup must also be repeated in the championship."
(Unioneonline/L.Ne.)
