Gleison Bremer admits ‘it’s a penalty by the letter of the regulation and we should settle for it’ after a controversial spot-kick sparked
The Bianconeri had began the quarter-final stronger in Bergamo and hit the crossbar with Francisco Conceicao, however the sport modified after 25 minutes.
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Even Ederson had not appealed when his cross was deflected off Bremer into the arms of Mattia Perin, however VAR noticed that it had hit the defender’s hand, and referee Michael Fabbri awarded a penalty following the On-Area Overview.
Bremer and Juventus shrug off controversy
BERGAMO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 05: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta seems to be on as he scores his staff’s first objective from a penalty kick, as Mattia Perin of Juventus (not pictured) fails to make a save, in the course of the Coppa Italia Quarter-Closing match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC on the New Stability Enviornment on February 05, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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“It’s truthfully tough to speak about this, as a result of it’s a penalty by the letter of the regulation,”
“As a defender, I might naturally say it isn’t a penalty, however the referee awarded it and we should settle for it. It is a choice that modifications the sport, however we are able to’t do something about that.
“In any case, it was within the first half, we had an hour left to show the match round.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 05: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, speaks to Pierre Kalulu in the course of the Coppa Italia Quarter-Closing match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC on the New Stability Enviornment on February 05, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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famous that the replay confirmed Bremer’s hand by no means moved in direction of the ball, however was in a reasonably pure place for somebody operating.
He even known as this type of penalty ‘anti-football,’ however Bremer was extra targeted on the remainder of the Juventus efficiency.
BERGAMO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 05: Jonathan David of Juventus reacts in the course of the Coppa Italia Quarter-Closing match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC on the New Stability Enviornment on February 05, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
They did not convert any of their scoring alternatives, whereas Atalanta had been scientific in including two extra targets via Kamaldeen Sulemana and Mario Pasalic late on.
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“It occurred in opposition to Cagliari and Lecce too, so we have now to enhance on taking our possibilities,” insisted the Brazilian.
“Now we have simply began this new period with the coach, so we’re heading in the right direction, even when we made errors at present. We additionally should apologise to the followers, as a result of a 3-0 result’s an excessive amount of, however we’ve bought to get proper again on monitor from the subsequent sport.”
Atalanta go on to face both Bologna or Lazio within the Coppa Italia semi-final.