Gian Piero Gasperini admits Atalanta are difficult for the Scudetto after shifting to inside three factors of recent leaders Inter, however shrugs off the Ademola Lookman controversy. ‘We’re all professionals.’
It has been a tense week for La Dea, who crashed out of the Champions League play-offs in opposition to Membership Brugge.
Above all, there was a bitter and really public row between the coach and Lookman over the striker’s insistence on stepping up for a spot-kick, regardless of being what Gasp known as “one of many worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen.”
Lookman returned to the beginning XI this night for the primary time in nearly a month and scored two nice targets in
When the Nigeria worldwide was substituted late on, he shook palms with assistant supervisor Tullio Gritti,
“This can be a staff that may win or lose, however the performances have typically been good. We gained away to Verona and Como, the place we noticed at the moment that huge groups misplaced, so there are not any straightforward fixtures,”
It was put to him that Lookman had began anyway regardless of the controversy, so they’d chosen knowledgeable path ahead by way of this second.
“I don’t know what you imply by skilled. We’re all professionals right here. We had an excellent recreation, we scored some good targets,” replied the coach.
Gasperini can dream of Serie A glory with Atalanta
This end result places them three factors off leaders Inter and two behind Napoli, understanding these two golf equipment go head-to-head subsequent weekend, which may blow the Scudetto race huge open.
“We’ve got a unprecedented place within the desk after 26 rounds. The subsequent match is in opposition to Venezia, which is once more certainly not straightforward, so we hope to get nearer to 1 or each when the head-to-head is subsequent weekend. I believe Atalanta’s marketing campaign has been extraordinary and we’re very pleased with that.
“Quite a bit may also depend upon the moments while you play sure fixtures. There are high quality groups close to the underside of the desk and in case you are not at 100 per cent, they’ll trigger you big issues,” added Gasperini.
“We’re additionally moving into the latter levels of the season that grow to be decisive with many video games beginning to weigh on the highest golf equipment. There are various hidden risks on the market, which is what makes Serie A so fascinating.”
Gasperini had at all times refused to even think about their standing as title contenders, however in Week 26, with Champions League and Coppa Italia commitments faraway from their plate, he’s lastly open to the likelihood.
“We’ve got been very unfortunate with a sequence of accidents, particularly Scalvini and Scamacca who had been simply coming again after which we misplaced them once more, plus Kossounou. I can’t say that I anticipated us to be up there, I mentioned earlier this season that if we had been nonetheless up there with 10 rounds to go, then we’d discuss. Now there are 12 to go and we’re up there. We had been additionally prime of the desk for some time.
“I will likely be trustworthy, in June after we gained the Europa League and had sure plans, I regarded round and thought Inter had been the one actual choice for the title, then we’d problem for the opposite positions. What Napoli have accomplished can also be extraordinary, but when we’re up there, then we could as nicely maintain making an attempt.” concluded Gasperini.