Raffaele Palladino hails Atalanta for ‘by no means giving up’ after a . ‘Now we’re wanting ahead to the Champions League’ and Bayern Munich.
La Dea have been stretched slightly skinny in current weeks, as they have been coming off the on Wednesday, and are getting ready for subsequent week’s European Spherical of 16 conflict.
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“I wish to publicly thank my gamers for all they’re giving throughout this packed season,”
“We may’ve crumbled when going 2-0 down, as an alternative these lads confirmed the response of a terrific group, with vitality and dedication, refusing to offer in.”
Palladino modified Atalanta after troublesome begin
BERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 07: Udinese Calcio head coach Kosta Runjaic and Atalanta BC coach Raffaele Palladino look on throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Udinese Calcio at New Stability Enviornment on March 07, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
When trailing to the targets from Thomas Kristensen and Keinan Davis towards the run of play, the coach switched Atalanta to a 4-4-2 formation, utilizing Gianluca Scamacca and Nikola Krstovic collectively.
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It paid off, as Scamacca scored two headers in 5 minutes to equalise, though additionally they left themselves unbalanced and susceptible to conceding one other in stoppages.
“Once you put together a match, you all the time have to have two or three options in thoughts. Enjoying towards a 3-5-2, you could have other ways of opening them up,” defined Palladino.
There was rigidity on the closing whistle when the referee ended the match with out letting Atalanta take a nook, so Palladino stormed over to the fourth official to examine the timer.
“I by no means protest with referees, I attempt to assist them, so I went to the locker room afterwards and apologised to the referee and assistants for my tone. I additionally gave a proof for my response, which was that Udinese had began losing time since they first took the lead.
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“We’ve bought to enhance this in Italy, we will’t allow them to get away with taking 40 seconds to take a throw-in. I anticipated slightly extra time on the finish. The followers and the gamers wish to see extra soccer on the pitch.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 07: Keinan Davis of Udinese Calcio competes for the ball with Odilon Kossounou of Atalanta BC throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Udinese Calcio at New Stability Enviornment on March 07, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Atalanta are the one aspect nonetheless competing in Serie A, the Coppa Italia semi-finals and the Champions League Spherical of 16, the place they may host Bayern Munich within the first leg on Tuesday night.
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“I appreciated the spirit above all else. We’re combating in three competitions, and even when we’re taking part in a number of video games, we received’t complain,” continued Palladino.
BERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 07: Atalanta BC coach Raffaele Palladino seems to be on throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Udinese Calcio at New Stability Enviornment on March 07, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
“There are some who do complain, however my group enjoys taking part in soccer, and we’re wanting ahead to the Champions League.
“It’s not simple to go two targets down after a very good efficiency to the one photographs heading in the right direction, however these lads by no means give in, they all the time wish to show themselves. We should face everybody with this angle, with nothing to lose, beginning within the Champions League subsequent week.”