Raffaele Palladino finds it ‘troublesome to clarify’ how within the Champions League. ‘The primary half was excellent, we had a blackout.’
It was a weird evening in Bergamo, as a result of La Dea had received 4 of their final 5 Champions League video games, and had been main 1-0 at half-time tonight with a dominant efficiency and Gianluca Scamacca header.
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At this stage, they had been third within the massive desk, however they crumbled within the second half, conceding three targets with defensive errors for Gorka Guruzeta, Nico Serrano and Robert Navarro.
Nikola Krstovic pulled one again late on, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to keep away from a painful defeat that reveals the dearth of maturity on this crew.
Palladino surprised by Atalanta collapse
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta celebrates scoring his crew’s first aim throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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“It’s troublesome to clarify this efficiency, as the primary half was excellent, we did every little thing we had ready towards a crew we knew would come right here to defend and counter, we created probabilities, took the lead, may’ve had a second,”
“Then at half-time we mentioned within the dressing room that we needed to preserve the identical spirit, however inexplicably this equaliser was like a killer blow. We had a blackout and conceded a sequence of targets that we by no means concede. We weren’t anticipating that, the intention was to attain a second, we now have to indicate extra maturity within the Champions League, since you get punished for each error.
“That is soccer, an equaliser can occur, however you want to keep within the sport and never do that. It leaves a bitter style within the mouth.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Gamers from each groups line up previous to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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The targets had been from very low-cost errors and the failure to learn lengthy balls, which simply appeared to hit the crew more durable psychologically.
“I don’t consider there was vanity, as these gamers work day by day to enhance, however we had been answerable for the match and that equaliser got here when there have been 5 gamers within the field defending. It’s absurd to concede a aim like that, we’d by no means let these in earlier than, however you pay a heavy value within the Champions League.
“There are a lot of regrets, we should analyse the scenario and all do one thing extra to grasp it.”
Whereas Atalanta had been within the high eight going into this spherical, after which third at half-time, they now go into the ultimate match towards Union Saint-Gilloise in thirteenth place.
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That’s nonetheless yet one more level than each Inter and Juventus, so they continue to be the top-ranking Italian aspect within the Champions League to this point this season.
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Nikola Krstovic of Atalanta celebrates scoring his crew’s second aim throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
“This mustn’t weigh on us, as a result of our goal is to qualify for the play-offs. Clearly, we had been up there and will dream of the highest eight, however I’ve to give attention to the efficiency,” insisted Palladino.
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“What we confirmed at this time is that we have to be taught and develop, when issues don’t go the way in which we anticipated, we’ve received to hold in there throughout a troublesome second and react in a different way.
“As an alternative, we reacted with passivity and that’s not proper. I’m attempting in each method to perceive why these blackouts maintain occurring, I don’t sleep at evening due to it.
“I attempt to analyse with the lads, however there are moments in each sport when it’s important to undergo, and we’ve received to be taught to grasp these moments. If we handle that, we will make that step up in high quality that we’re missing proper now.”