The Goddess has gone to Heaven. As in the most beautiful fairy tales, the night in Dublin transformed Atalanta into a queen of Europe, winning the first international trophy in its history on its first attempt: the Bergamo team lifted the Europa League, the first by an Italian team after the one won 25 years ago from Parma, when it was still the UEFA Cup. He does it in the most epic and memorable way possible, dismantling with strength, courage, sacrifice and a great technical-tactical flexibility, the unbeatable team of Bayer Leverkusen, suddenly back on earth and annihilated with a dry 3-0 after a streak of 51 games without ever losing.
Also rejoicing for the achievement in Ireland is Vittorio Feltri, editorial director of Il Giornale. The historic journalist is also a Nerazzurri fan and for years has been a great admirer of Gian Piero Gasperini, of whom he spoke thus in unsuspecting times: “One detail must be underlined, the coach, Gasperini, is rightly considered a God on earth, the main supporter of Atalanta’s exploits, the lord of providence, the one who transformed a second-rate team into a star that shines even beyond national borders. We fans are grateful to him and we bow before him. “At the beginning,” Feltri revealed, “I thought he was a dud because after five games he hadn’t picked up a point. I was puzzled. Then…”. And now everyone in Bergamo hopes that Grugliasco’s coach will remain in the coming seasons too.
