Gian Piero Gasperini hopes that Atalanta’s potential qualification for the Champions League isn’t taken as a right, however insists he by no means stated he’d depart the membership on the finish of the season.
The Atalanta boss acquired a USSI Award in Coverciano on Monday, named the very best Serie A coach for 2023-24.
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His Atalanta aspect sit third within the Serie A desk and will qualify for the Champions League for the second season in a row. A end result that shouldn’t be taken as a right.
“I hope and want not. For me, it’s the final word achievement for Atalanta, even when we tried to bluff slightly in regards to the Scudetto,” he advised Sky Sport
“It was primarily to present ourselves a push and them as a result of we had been in that place with 9 video games remaining. Nonetheless, qualifying for the Champions League could be a rare end result.”
Gasperini: ‘I by no means stated I’d depart Atalanta’
BERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 16: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of Atalanta, seems to be on previous to the Serie A match between Atalanta and FC Internazionale at Gewiss Stadium on March 16, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Gasperini stated in February that he wouldn’t lengthen his Atalanta contract past 2026, Has he modified his thoughts about his future in Bergamo?
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“I by no means stated I used to be leaving. I stated one thing else, that I wouldn’t lengthen my contract, which is completely different,” he insisted.
“Proper now, the one purpose is to achieve the Champions League. It’s not one thing you obtain in a single season, however over the months and years. I’ve a bond with Bergamo and Atalanta. Typically folks neglect the gamers we’ve misplaced as a result of accidents, however all the things is optimistic; we simply want to complete sturdy.”
Inter and Napoli are actually combating for the Scudetto, however who deserves it extra: Simone Inzaghi or Antonio Conte?
“Both one or the opposite wouldn’t be mistaken; they each deserve it,” Gasperini concluded.
