During today’s appointment with L’Editoriale he spoke on the frequencies of TMW Radio Xavier Jacobelli. These are his words:
Is it the most important match in Atalanta’s history?
“This is the day of days in Atalanta’s 117-year history. This Atalanta has united generations of Atalanta fans. This path brings to mind the semi-final of 36 years ago against Malines, the Dublin final connects with an invisible thread these two fundamental stages in the history of Atalanta which today occupies 19th place in the UEFA ranking ahead of teams like Benfica and Arsenal.” .
How important has a player like Scamacca become over time?
“It’s very important and we understood how important Scamacca’s absence was in the Italian Cup final with Juventus. Even against Lecce he made the difference, De Ketelaere only needed two minutes to score, demonstrating once again his understanding with Scamacca who gave him the assist. There is the trident temptation at Atalanta, but regardless of Gasperini’s choices we know how many options Gasp himself can use. A deep squad that has allowed Atalanta to manage a cycle of matches played every three days since the end of February. There are all the conditions for a spectacular challenge.”
Did Gasperini provide an assist in the conference for his possible farewell?
“I don’t see him as such, it’s clear that all his thoughts are on Bayer Leverkusen. Atalanta will have a second round of the championship with Fiorentina on June 2nd, it is clear that it will be postponed until the end of the season. Atalanta is ready to offer Gasperini a renewal until 2026 with an option until 2027, then it will be up to Gasperini to decide.”
Are we so sure about the stability of Inter’s future with Oaktree?
“I believe that in the meantime the most negative hypothesis, namely failure, must be completely excluded. We are talking about one of the most important investment funds, it is clear that when you go to certain seas you have to take into account that there may be changes in ownership. Now the situation is clear and it is right that it did not go beyond May 22nd. The absolute guarantee of the present and future of Inter is Beppe Marotta, Zhang’s last gift was the renewal to Marotta. Oaktree can follow Elliott’s path in his time at Milan. In the immediate future, thanks to Marotta’s policy and the work of Ausilio, Antonello and Baccin, Inter has embarked on a virtuous path and thanks to the results obtained with Simone Inzaghi there will be important income which will allow Inter to have stability. We will then see the new Board of Directors and who will be appointed president, there is a lot of talk about Zanetti. Marotta will then remain the reference and has already said that he could remain beyond 2027, he is the figure who guarantees the present and future of Inter.”
Was Juve’s cold statement to greet Allegri a surprise?
“Those eight lines in which he only talks about the Italian Cup final, almost as if he had lost that final. We all underlined Allegri’s terrible behavior. When you say goodbye to the manager who brought twelve trophies and two Champions League finals in two cycles, don’t you even write a thank you? Not even a word of gratitude? He is disarmingly cold and completely ungrateful towards Allegri. A behavior that led the fans to get even closer to Allegri.”
