Atalanta, Gian Piero Gasperini wants to put the icing on the cake
Gian Piero Gasperini’s statements ahead of the Italian Cup final
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After winning the Champions direct clash with Roma, Atalanta è awaits the Coppa Italia final with Juventus, where La Dea will try to bring back to Bergamo a trophy that has been missing for 61 years. On the eve of the match, Orobici coach Gian Piero Gasperini presented the match in a press conference.
"I always thought that the Coppa Italia was the only trophy for Atalanta, as the Scudetto and Champions were distant. Instead è it is the third time we have reached the final: the other two did not go well but we are stubborn and insist. Unthinkable the Europa League but the boys have been splendid and have made an incredible journey, which now lacks the last mile. We want to win the final and make the stagiome even more extraordinary" began the coach of the orobici.
"In the Europa League the turning point è came after the double confrontation with Liverpool. We had differentiated path, but we tried to give our best in each competition. In Europe we became aware that we could go all the way after the success over the Reds. In the Coppa Italia, however, I think the turning point was the victory at San Siro against AC Milan" continued the Nerazzurri coach.
"It has only been five years since the first final and è a source of great pride becauseé few of that team are left. We have modified over time, there has been a second and now a third Atalanta. But always with spirit, motivation and identity; this è a group that has burned steps. The important thing for me è that Atalanta positions itself on a band that allows it to play these games often. We must always look up, the desire to improve then leads us to be stably in high areas" added the former Genoa man.
"Every match è different, we have no illusions that it can be similar to the one with Roma. Tactically, Scamacca's absence will force us to try other solutions and I am sorry about that. Not so much for me as for him, è he was deprived of a final … And lì you have to bring the best players, not take them away. Maybe we should adjust to the rest of Europe, that at least in the semifinals, the cautions go to zero. With Juve it will be another kind of game, I hope we will arrive tomorrow with the same spirit with which we arrived to challenge Roma after the qualification with Marseille and the same desire to win. Soì we will have moreù chances" concluded Gian Piero Gasperini.
