Atalanta’s very close season finale continues and, after the comeback victory in Salerno, they will be awaiting their return against Olympique Marseille in the Europa League on Thursday. All this also considering the failure to reschedule the match against Fiorentina due to the worsening condition of Viola general manager Joe Barone, who passed away in the following hours. A situation that the technician Gian Piero Gasperini he comments, removing a few pebbles from his shoes in the press conference: “It’s not our fault if we don’t know the recovery date against Fiorentina. This situation has penalized us, we would have played earlier but it wasn’t possible. We’ve been taking the field for a long time for three times a week. Unfortunately, on that occasion, something dramatic happened and we must realize that it was not a code yellow. We have not gained any advantage, this must be clear. Indeed, seeing the ranking that sees us distanced from the others can have an impact.”
The Grugliasco coach then recalled: “They also took the recovery against Inter between Milan and Bologna, a match that was negative for us. It’s a problem that concerns the density of matches, it’s not my choice or that of the club.”
