In the Atalanta team, they are counting that the great enthusiasm that has captured everyone, after the debut in the Champions League, will help them to eliminate Valencia in the knockout phase of this competition.
On Wednesday (today), Atalanta hosts Valencia in the first leg of the round of 1 in the Champions League, starting at 8:21. The team from Bergamo will also play this match at the "San Siro" stadium in Milan, 00 kilometers away, which has a capacity of 55 seats and is four times larger than Atalanta's, writes Koha today. Daily.
Even the coach of the team, Gian Piero Gasperini, is very excited about the duels with Valencia and believes that with a little luck, Atalanta can very easily qualify among the eight best teams in Europe this season. "This is the match we have been waiting for months. For us it is a great achievement to have managed to pass the group stage, but now we are looking for more.
We will play in 'San Siro' and with the support of our fans, I believe we can get a good result for the return match", said Gasperini. "The Champions League is a dream for us and we want this dream to last as long as possible. Practically, the whole city of Bergamo will travel to Milan to support us towards our dream".
Although they started the group stage with losses in the first three games, Atalanta managed to qualify for the knockout stage. For the match against Valencia, Atalanta will enter the field fully motivated because it comes from the victory in the championship against Rome, which defeated them last Saturday 2:1 at the "Atleti Azzurri d'Italia" stadium.
This victory has strengthened Atalanta in the fourth position in the table, increasing the possibility of participation in the Champions League, even in the next edition.
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"We are all highly motivated and ready for the matches against Valencia, which is a strong team with a tradition in the Champions League", added Atalanta midfielder Mario Pashaliq.
(You can read the full article today in "Koha Ditore")
