by Fabio Gennari
In a context like this, at the end of a match like this, with that opportunity in the final which could have even given us a victory, leaving the pitch in Marseille with a draw which leaves the chances of passing the round and going to the final in Dublin intact has an enormous significance for the Atalanta group. Mental, physical, moral.
Anyone who knows a little about the dynamics of a group is perfectly aware of what we’re talking about: the path that passes through a season that can truly become legendary passes through key moments. Marseille could be one of them.
At the Velodrome we saw something that had never been admired before last night. A stadium like this affects the result, the Goddess had never played at these levels. Then also put the output of Kolasinac after a handful of minutes… The picture was perfect for Marseille, despite the goal by Scamacca in fact, Mbemba’s equalizer arrived and that top corner hit by Ounahi could suggest a siege. However, there were also two golden opportunities in the notebook Lookman And Miranchuk and the feeling was that of the solidity of a team that never gives up. Even in the midst of difficulties.
Captain de Roon, after the match, talked about how the Goddess was unable to play her usual game. But she applauded the equalizer. A result which, in fact, cancels the first leg and leaves everything in the hands of the 90 minutes in Bergamo. That evening (9 May), however, there will not be over sixty thousand possessed people pushing the Om, in the guest sector we will find only 750 French with over 14 thousand people from Bergamo supporting the Goddess. At that point, eleven against eleven and without the push of the Velodrome, it will be a completely different challenge. We’ll see some good ones.
