Raffaele Palladino says that he’s sorry that he and his gamers had been unable to attain a constructive consequence in opposition to in Serie A on Sunday, however regardless of their defeat in opposition to the Rossoblu, La Dea have now mathematically secured a spot in subsequent season’s Convention League, which the coach says was the ‘precedence’.
Atalanta had been crushed 1-0 on house soil by Bologna because of a 77th minute strike from Orsolini.
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Palladino reacts after securing Convention League soccer with Atalanta
Atalanta stay in seventh place and Bologna are in eighth, simply three factors behind them heading into the ultimate spherical of league fixtures subsequent weekend, however La Dea can now not be overtaken attributable to their superior objective distinction in opposition to the Rossoblu over their head-to-head matches this season.
“I’m sorry we weren’t capable of get a consequence. We conceded a objective that was positively avoidable. However, past the sport, the precedence was qualifying for the Convention League. I thank the membership, the gamers and the followers,” mentioned head coach Palladino after full-time on Sunday (through ).
BERGAMO, ITALY – MAY 02: Raffaele Palladino of Atalanta BC seems on throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and at Gewiss Stadium on Could 02, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Pictures)
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Although Atalanta certified for the Champions League on the finish of final season, Palladino says that he’s nonetheless proud of Convention League qualification given the scenario that the group discovered itself in throughout the first half of the 2025-26 marketing campaign.
“There have been numerous difficulties in the beginning. We needed to begin an enormous uphill climb, however credit score needs to be given to the blokes as a result of they had been those who needed to get us out of problem. This result’s the signal of an formidable membership the place you possibly can obtain nice issues.”
Palladino insists that he has stable relationships with the Atalanta senior administration, which he hopes continues.
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“There’s an awesome relationship with the Percassi and Pagliuca households. We speak loads and I thank them very a lot as a result of if you obtain sure targets, it’s additionally because of an possession that helps Atalanta. We should be in Europe.”
Palladino additionally gave his motive as to why and didn’t characteristic in opposition to Bologna.
“I wished to deliver them in, however given the state of the sport, I made different modifications. Bakker returned as we speak and made his contributions and we’re completely satisfied along with his return to the pitch.”