Raffaele Palladino insists ‘assault is the most effective type of defence’ going into his Champions League teaching debut, as Atalanta take the sport to Eintracht Frankfurt.
It kicks off on the Frankfurt Stadion at 20.00 GMT.
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NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta BC celebrates after scoring his facet first aim in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photos)
La Dea are hoping that new coach Palladino can get his first victory, as he made his debut in Saturday’s 3-1 Serie A defeat to Napoli after changing Ivan Juric.
Though their league file is dismal, the European outcomes haven’t been too unhealthy, beating Membership Brugge and Olympique Marseille, plus a house draw towards Slavia Prague and opening 4-0 loss at Paris Saint-Germain.
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Palladino makes Champions League debut
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Raffaele Palladino Atalanta BC head coach in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photos)
“We’re right here on this great stadium, a match that could be a dream for all gamers and coaches, so it means everybody has labored laborious to get right here,”
“I can’t anticipate the sport to start out, as a result of I anticipate the workforce to indicate nice maturity. I noticed them fired up and concentrated. I’m certain there will likely be difficulties, however we should push by means of them and react as a workforce unit.”
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Atalanta had began with a False 9 towards Napoli, then introduced on Gianluca Scamacca to attain within the 3-1 defeat, however
“Gianluca did nicely towards Napoli when coming off the bench, so did Kossounou. It is a squad with nice high quality, everybody who comes on must be an added worth for the workforce, as a result of that’s what having 5 substitutions means,” added Palladino.
“I’ve solely identified these gamers for a couple of days, however I’m targeted on competitors for locations and everybody incomes their alternative.”
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It was put to the coach that it is a very attack-minded formation for a Champions League fixture away from residence.
“I attempted to select the very best workforce, and a really attacking one. All of us should assault collectively and defend collectively, these are my ideas. Atalanta traditionally are an attack-minded workforce who take the initiative, we would run some dangers, however I imagine assault is the most effective type of defence,” defined Palladino.
“Eintracht performs fluid soccer, doesn’t give loads of reference factors, so we have to have stability, talk, and preserve adapting to the assorted moments of the match.”
That is Palladino’s first ever Champions League sport as a coach, having taken Fiorentina to the Convention League semi-finals final season.
Giorgio Scalvini and Mitchel Bakker are the one remaining absentees for the squad.
