Raffaele Palladino insists he ‘had different calls, however waited for Atalanta’ to get again on the bench, sends a message to Ademola Lookman, and needs ‘a staff that battles for each ball.’
The coach was appointed final Tuesday and had a restricted squad to work with in the course of the break for worldwide obligation, so his presentation press convention was postponed till this night.
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He’s acquired a giant debut arising on Saturday in opposition to Antonio Conte’s Napoli on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, in his hometown.
MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 05: Raffaele Palladino, Head Coach of Fiorentina, appears to be like on previous to the Serie A match between AC Milan and Fiorentina at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
“I’m very comfortable to be right here with Atalanta, because it’s an amazing membership and I’ll do all I can to fly the flag excessive. I wish to thank the Percassi household, Stephen Pagliuca and Tony D’Amico for this huge alternative,”
“In my first conferences with the gamers, I attempted to deal with the depth and DNA of Atalanta. I attempted to get them to rediscover that id made up of sacrifice and grit, which all the time stood this facet aside.
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“We don’t have a lot time, however we should get the utmost outcomes.”
Palladino following in Gasperini’s footsteps
ROME, ITALY – MAY 04: Raffaele Palladino, Head Coach of Fiorentina, reacts in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on Might 04, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
Atalanta had a wildly profitable 9 years beneath Gian Piero Gasperini, who was a mentor to each Palladino and his predecessor Ivan Juric.
Nevertheless, Juric struggled badly with simply 4 wins, eight attracts and three defeats between Serie A and the Champions League till his dismissal.
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“I wish to salute Juric, who I’ve a very good rapport with from our time as gamers. I noticed that he did good work on the bodily health of the gamers, however it’s true to say that I’ve my very own concepts to carry to the desk,” famous Palladino.
“The dogma of this membership is to battle for each ball, so I wish to see a staff prepared to enter battle. Atalanta don’t deserve their present place within the desk, however we’ve acquired to get again up.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Ivan Juric, Head Coach of Atalanta BC appears to be like on previous to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD3 match between Atalanta BC and SK Slavia Praha at Stadio di Bergamo on October 22, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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It has been famous that whereas Juric and Palladino each began out following Gasperini’s concepts,
“I’m not a tactical fundamentalist, so I’m open to completely different points. I wish to sew the proper go well with for Atalanta and I believe this staff is suited to the 3-4-2-1 formation. They already understand it nicely, and have the proper traits, so we simply have to work on the small print and enhance.”
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 09: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, appears to be like on in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Olimpico on November 09, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
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Has Palladino spoken on to Gasperini about this new journey?
“I haven’t had the chance. Gian Piero did one thing extraordinary together with the membership, however we now have to look ahead now, as there’s a lot work to do. We have to get extra our bodies into the field, hoping that may result in extra objectives.”
Among the many issues suffered by Atalanta beneath each Gasperini and Juric was the rapport with Lookman, who
How has the brand new coach tried to strategy the Nigeria worldwide and begin afresh?
“I phoned all of the gamers who had been away on worldwide obligation and Ademola offered himself very nicely to me. I’ll consider his taking part in time primarily based on what I see in his coaching periods, identical to all of the others.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 30: Ademola Lookman of Atalanta warms up previous to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD2 match between Atalanta BC and Membership Brugge KV at Stadio di Bergamo on September 30, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Timothy Rogers/Getty Pictures)
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As for Palladino, he was launched into Serie A at Monza after which oversaw Fiorentina for one season, so it’s only his third membership.
“I spent the previous couple of months learning and rising as a coach. I acquired different calls too, however I waited for Atalanta. I didn’t hesitate to say sure to them, as we now have the identical targets.
“I believe this metropolis deserves to have a staff that battles for each ball, reflecting the spirit of the residents of Bergamo.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Gamers of Atalanta BC and Slavia Praha stroll out onto the pitch previous to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD3 match between Atalanta BC and SK Slavia Praha at Stadio di Bergamo on October 22, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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Whereas Atalanta had turn out to be accustomed to being within the Champions League with Gasperini, this tough begin to the Serie A season has given them a handicap to get there once more.
“Our goal is European qualification. The squad is powerful, the membership made some nice signings, and I believe this staff should do extra. I consider within the power of those gamers.”
Has he requested for any reinforcements on the switch market going in direction of January?
“No, my goal proper now’s to get to know these gamers higher, as I’ve a robust staff. I wish to work on the mentality of this facet. The lads had been dissatisfied by the begin to the season, now they should carry their heads again up. I can’t wait to get us on the sphere,” concluded Palladino.
