The words of Gian Piero Gasperini, Atalanta coach, on Rai1 after the Europa League victory. “Never before have we felt the affection of the people and of our fans. We have to give credit to the boys, they were wonderful and extraordinary. We couldn’t stomach the final in Rome, we weren’t able to play that one the way we wanted.”
Was the Italian Cup final a stimulus?
“It definitely bothered us, against Juventus you can lose but we didn’t play to the best of our ability.”
A lifetime ago only she had this vision.
“I have to thank everyone who gave me this opportunity, from the adventure with Genoa up to here. Never a word, always great trust and we have grown over time and I have changed too. I’m happy for these guys because we have changed the Atalanta in recent years but the enthusiasm of the people has dragged us along.”
Will he stay in Bergamo now?
“I’m a bit heavy-handed, I also realize it. We always have the ambition to do something more, it’s always something technical that we want to do and we always want to do something more. Stay? They have to talk to the president If one has to choose the moment to leave, it’s this but I don’t think so.”
He brought an Italian team back to winning ways in Europe.
“It gives me great satisfaction, what Atalanta achieved is an extraordinary title without having so many debts. Winning it like this has a different value, I don’t think that today I am better than yesterday and I believe that Bologna won, Lecce won and Hellas won. The concept of winning broadens many people, everyone is a winner within their own limits.”
To whom do you dedicate this victory?
“I dedicate it to the city of Bergamo, to the president, to the players and to everyone and also a small piece to Italy which supported us”.
