Atalanta director Luca Percassi feels the group has been ‘bolstered’ within the January switch window and is able to face Juventus within the Coppa Italia quarter-final tonight.
It kicks off on the New Steadiness Enviornment in Bergamo at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
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It will likely be determined after 90 minutes, or go on to a penalty shoot-out, as a result of there is no such thing as a provision for additional time.
Whoever wins will undergo to face both Bologna or Lazio within the semi-final.
Percassi sees stronger Atalanta in 2026
COMO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 01: Marco Carnesecchi of Atalanta BC is congratulated by teammates after saving a penalty in the course of the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Atalanta BC at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on February 01, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
“It’s a unbelievable environment and will definitely be a terrific recreation,”
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These groups met within the Coppa Italia Closing in 2021 and 2024, Juventus getting the trophy on each events, however Might 2024 was additionally the final time the Bianconeri had been capable of defeat Atalanta.
It was adopted by two attracts and an unbelievable 4-0 victory in Turin in March 2025.
January signing Giacomo Raspadori begins after his arrival from Atletico Madrid, the place he was changed by Ademola Lookman from Atalanta.
BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Ademola Lookman of Atalanta BC in motion in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD3 match between Atalanta BC and SK Slavia Praha at Stadio di Bergamo on October 22, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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“Soccer has a brief reminiscence, so we should work on a regular basis to make sure the squad is as aggressive as doable,” famous Percassi.
“I feel the switch window allowed Atalanta to bolster the group, we signed a participant that we weren’t anticipating to get, we’re very completely happy that Raspadori selected Atalanta. Now fortuitously we will discuss solely about soccer and never the switch market, as there are a lot of necessary matches arising.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Raffaele Palladino, Head Coach of Atalanta and Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma greet one another in the course of the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Steadiness Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photographs)
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Pushing for the highest six in Serie A and qualifying for the Champions League play-offs with Raffaele Palladino, it feels a really completely different facet to the one which struggled below Ivan Juric initially of the season.
“That is our sixteenth 12 months since my household returned to Atalanta, so we all know the journey we’ve got taken, and that this stays a provincial membership that should earn each single level,” concluded Percassi.
“We knew that after 9 years a unbelievable period was ending, that it will not be straightforward to begin once more, however we put all our power and monetary assist in for the technical venture. We need to preserve going with no regrets.”