The intense scent of stew which is intertwined with the ferocious call of fish and chips. While the clinking of pints overflowing with stout continues without interruption, like an incessant background. Dublin, land of traditions and mythology. Deities that feed the secular Celtic legendspassed down from generation to generation. Epic adventures under the Irish sky, in which – on a windy May evening – even a Greek heroine, who arrived on the island after a very long wandering. A Goddess dressed in black and blue.
L’Atalanta wins the Europa League. And he does it in a clear, indisputable way, crashing with a round 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen, fresh champion of Germany and unbeaten in 51 games. A perfect match, which crowns a dream journey. A journey that, to be honest, certainly doesn’t start last September. In fact, the Bergamo players have been in the top positions of Serie A for seven years, reaching the Serie A final three times. Italian Cup and even a Champions League quarter-final in 2020, lost in daring fashion against the scrooges of PSG.
In that notice boardwhere only one stood Italian Cup of more than half a century ago, a new trophy was missing that would testify to the good things the Nerazzurri have done in the recent past: a project studded with targeted investments, re-evaluation of the players andtrust in young people. At the helm of the ship, the commander Gian Piero Gasperini: «What if I was missing a cup? I don’t understand, it’s not like I’m better than this afternoon”, he said after the match. Frankly, he isn’t entirely wrong. But it must be said that the Dublin evening wrote the most important page in the history of the club.
We went toAviva Stadium with Just Eat Takeawaythe largest reality in digital food delivery and main partner of UEFA, and we witnessed to the rise of the Goddess in Olympus thanks to the sensational hat-trick of Ademola Lookman. The first goal with a touch from a predatory bomber, then a precise right-footed shot from the edge of the area that goes into the corner, then a left-footed bomb under the crossbar after an intoxicating dribble. But it is the victory of the group, certainly not of the individual. A team that in recent years has gone through joys, but also bitter disappointments.
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And the first European trophy in the history of Atalanta. In magical Ireland, the God of football looked down: the time of glory it has finally arrived for the Nerazzurri.
