Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi has spoken forward of Atalanta’s journey to Eintracht Frankfurt within the Champions League, telling the press of his delight with new head coach Raffaele Palladino and revealing the choice to sack Ivan Juric was “a tough one which we suffered over.”
It kicks off on the Frankfurt Stadion at 20.00 GMT.
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Though they’ve struggled in Serie A and are with no win in eight rounds, the Champions League outcomes have been higher this season.
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Raffaele Palladino Atalanta BC head coach in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
Following the opening 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, they beat Membership Brugge and Olympique Marseille, together with a house draw towards Slavia Prague.
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Atalanta CEO Percassi glad for Scamacca and Palladino
Scamacca returns to the beginning eleven for Atalanta at the moment, his first begin since .
“We’re glad for Gianluca, it’s a particular sport and his return to the Champions League after that damage,” Percassi instructed Sky Sport Italia, .
Raffaele Palladino made his debut in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Napoli, changing sacked Ivan Juric, and that is the primary Champions League match of his teaching profession.
“The coach arrived and is working exhausting, he’s a younger and succesful coach with clear concepts, so we’ve got a variety of religion in him.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Atalanta BC coach Ivan Juric appears on in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AC Milan at New Steadiness Enviornment on October 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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Did Atalanta do nicely to sack Juric sooner fairly than later? Percassi delivered his verdict:
“All I can say is that the selection on Juric was a tough one which we suffered over. We aren’t accustomed to doing this, however the current detrimental pattern prompted us to make the change. We can not change the previous, even when that interval did assist us to study, and now we glance ahead with the brand new coach.”