The Champions League has already provided excitement and twists and turns in the first phase, but now the tournament comes into its own with the playoffs. Underlining the importance of the Italian side’s path is Rafa Benitez, who analyzed Atalanta’s journey.
Atalanta, una scalata firmata Gasperini
“Atalanta is beautiful,” he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “It could have made the top eight, it would have been the absolute surprise, but ninth place is an extraordinary result, it reaffirms the skill of Gasperini and the club, it rewards their work that shines through with the 2-2 draw in Barcelona, in conditions made even more difficult by Lookman’s injury. No one can say how it would have gone had they had in the decisive match their most unpredictable striker. Bad luck has struck, even with Scalvini’s injury, and it is useless to remember the missed penalty with Arsenal, that now belongs to the past. The future lies with Dea, I see them as one of the most dangerous rivals of the usual notes.”
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