Raffaele Palladino insists he ‘doesn’t have a magic wand’ after remodeling Atalanta in
By a curious twist of future, his first dwelling recreation on the Dea bench was additionally in opposition to his former membership, who’ve been in disaster ever since his departure over the summer season.
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Odilon Kossounou opened the scoring with a wayward cross-shot, earlier than Ademola Lookman sealed the 2-0 outcome, the primary Atalanta Serie A victory since mid-September, ending an eight-game winless streak.
Palladino has already modified Atalanta’s fortunes
BERGAMO, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Raffaele Palladino, Head Coach of Atalanta BC appears to be like on previous to the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and ACF Fiorentina at Gewiss Stadium on November 30, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
“It has been week, with a victory within the Champions League and a win right here in Serie A, which had been lacking for some time,”
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“We have been up in opposition to an opponent that’s alive and kicking immediately, who actually wished to get a outcome, however we confirmed persistence and created many scoring alternatives,” continued Palladino.
“There was the chance of conceding, however our forwards have been medical. I noticed what I anticipated, and now we should proceed like this.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Raffaele Palladino, Head Coach of Atalanta BC appears to be like on previous to the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and ACF Fiorentina at Gewiss Stadium on November 30, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Since taking on from sacked Ivan Juric, there have been marked enhancements, shedding 3-1 to Napoli, however and 2-0 with Fiorentina.
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“The credit score is all the way down to the lads, I merely introduced my concepts and tactical rules. When there’s a change of coach, inevitably the temper within the group isn’t the perfect, so I attempted to create a dialogue, even friendship, and confirmed each participant they’d accountability.
“I spoke to everybody, but when there wasn’t already a robust group right here, I wouldn’t have seen such a fast response,” defined Palladino.
“I don’t have a magic wand, I simply tried to provide an identification to this staff. The lads all really feel absolutely concerned, and I like that spirit. That is the mentality and the DNA of Atalanta that I wish to see.
“We took dangers immediately, however I appreciated the braveness of the squad.”