Atalanta continued to make waves in Serie A with on Friday night. Ademola Lookman’s late winner propelled Gian Piero Gasperini’s aspect to the highest of the desk, even when for 48 hours.
Buoyed by a ninth consecutive league victory, Gasperini addressed the press after the sport. Now unbeaten of their final 14 outings throughout all competitions, La Dea are among the many most in-form groups in Europe’s conventional top-five leagues.
“For us, it’s a fantastic victory in opposition to a workforce with very sturdy gamers, among the many greatest within the league. We deserved to win, with superior numbers in all the things,” the Atalanta boss was adamant after the sport through . “We by no means settled for a draw; we aimed to win.”
Gasperini provided a diplomatic reply when requested whether or not this was the most effective model of Atalanta throughout his eight years on the helm.
“This workforce is discovering outcomes superior to others, however I can’t make these rankings,” he said. Nonetheless, he couldn’t assist however hail Atalanta followers for his or her raucous assist throughout final night time’s sport. “It has by no means occurred earlier than that followers sang such a chant. We have now by no means been on the high of the desk after so many matches; allow them to sing.“
Charles De Ketelaere maintained his red-hot kind with an early opener, scoring in opposition to his former membership to set the tone for a treasured victory. Atalanta will search one other big scalp subsequent week after they tackle Actual Madrid in an enormous UEFA Champions League dwelling conflict.