(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 23 – “There will certainly be great expectations of being able to meet the team on an open-top bus in the city. I am at the company’s disposal.” The mayor of Bergamo Giorgio Gori says it from RTL’s microphones, still euphoric after Atalanta’s triumph last night in Ireland. “It was an immense joy – underlines Gori -, for those who were in Dublin, for those who were in the square in Bergamo and for all the fans. Something like this was beyond every dream and hope. The city is experiencing a moment of grace thanks to this team. It’s not an episode that comes out of nowhere.” “It’s been eight years since Gian Piero Gasperini sat on the bench of Atalanta – says the mayor of Bergamo – that a model of society always well managed by the Percassi family has also become a successful model that has allowed us to go Europe numerous times, until last night’s incredible result.” But the victory of the Goddess was also a symbol of the rebirth of Bergamo after the pandemic which, in the city and in the province, caused many victims.
“This victory counts a lot precisely for everything that has happened – underlines Gori -. Four years ago, Bergamo found itself at the center of a dramatic situation which sadly made it known throughout the world because this was the epicenter of the pandemic, the place where the virus hit most violently. Today we are once again known in the news around the world for a joyful and positive episode that relaunches our city”. “In the midst there was an extraordinary recovery – he adds – due to the strength of the citizens and businesses. In all of this, Atalanta is a bit of the flag of this city”. Finally, a joke about the stadium: “we are in the final stages. I finish being mayor in 15 days, so it won’t be me cutting the ribbon, but the satisfaction of seeing this facility completed at the level of the club that Atalanta in the meantime has become a reward for the effort of the administrative process. By the start of next season, the south curve will also be completed.” (HANDLE).
