Atalanta captain Marten de Roon admits they ‘collapsed and misplaced our focus utterly’ within the . ‘We confirmed immaturity, we bought scared.’
La Dea have been dominating in Bergamo and main 1-0 by way of Gianluca Scamacca’s header, so at half-time they have been in third place within the huge Champions League desk, a unprecedented consequence for this membership.
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Nonetheless, after conceding the equaliser towards the run of play, they crumbled and fell 3-1 down, the late Nikola Krstovic tap-in not sufficient to rescue the state of affairs.
De Roon finds Atalanta collapse inexplicable
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta celebrates scoring his crew’s first purpose through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
“We collapsed after conceding the equaliser, it was like a blackout,”
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“Reasonably than an equaliser, it felt like we have been dropping 2-0, so we simply bought chaotic, and that can’t occur. I’m very unhappy, as seeing the primary half and even the second earlier than conceding the equaliser, we have been in management. It leaves a really bitter style in our mouths.”
It comes simply days after Atalanta have been additionally held to a 1-1 Serie A draw by relegation-threatened Pisa, and is hardly the primary time they’ve fumbled in dominant conditions.
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Robert Navarro of Athletic Membership celebrates scoring his crew’s third purpose through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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“We’re dropping too many factors in these conditions, this was an enormous alternative to complete within the high eight and we wasted it. It’s tough to say what the issue is,” continued De Roon.
“We confirmed immaturity this night. You possibly can concede a purpose, however you don’t have to slide into disaster mode, we might’ve stayed calm. Our urgent was completely disorganised, we noticed that the crew simply stopped taking part in.
“We noticed yesterday with what occurred to Napoli that within the Champions League, they’ll rating at any second, however we had time and we simply misplaced our focus utterly.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Nikola Krstovic of Atalanta celebrates scoring his crew’s second purpose through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD7 match between Atalanta BC and Athletic Membership at Stadio di Bergamo on January 21, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Atalanta are struggling to transform lots of their possibilities this season and it means they usually depart outcomes open.
“We had the same state of affairs towards Torino, once we dominated the primary half and solely scored one purpose,” agreed the captain.
“We have to kill the video games off when we now have that management. I believe the issue is that we lack maturity, if you end up below stress, you must maintain on. As a substitute, we bought scared, we vanished from the pitch, and that is very unhealthy.”