POST-MATCH. The two coaches compared: “Atalanta is strong, they hit us on the counterattack putting us in difficulty even when leading, also taking advantage of the freshness of the attackers,” commented Gasp. Sarri unhappy with the defense: “We didn’t hold up.”
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Reading 1 min.Opposite moods and it couldn’t be otherwise for the two coaches of Roma and Atalanta speaking to Dazn. Gian Piero Gasperini smiles for the third consecutive victory after the four-goal wins against Fiorentina and Lecce: “Losing a match like this – he begins – would have been hard to digest, just look at the numbers (36 shots to 6 ed.). Yet it had become complicated despite the great dominance in the first half which however was not enough. Atalanta is strong, they hit us on the counterattack putting us in difficulty even when leading, also taking advantage of the freshness of the attackers. With the entries of Ghilardi and Balerdi though we no longer suffered while Castro and Soulé gave us a big push upfront. When we equalized then we went on the offensive.”
“Atalanta is strong, they hit us on the counterattack putting us in difficulty even when leading, also taking advantage of the freshness of the attackers”
The former Atalanta coach added: “In the first half we were a bit sloppy in the last control, we missed the final pass and a bit of sharpness in the shot. But we never changed our geometry always playing with clarity. And Carnesecchi was extraordinary on several occasions.”
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“We are covering too deep, but it is an inevitable process. We have to include Kessie returning from the World Cup and Rowe who arrived during the week, but also Kristensen who has trained too little so far except for having some aches”
Maurizio Sarri’s analysis between realism and (finally) closed market: “We were protagonists of a good half hour in the second part. In the last 15 minutes we were no longer able to defend high and we paid the price. Already bringing the most in-form team in the league to a draw at the 93rd minute means having delivered a high-level performance. I really believe that Roma can stay in the top zones until the end. Compared to my teams we are covering too deep, but it is an inevitable process. We have to include Kessie returning from the World Cup and Rowe who arrived during the week, but also Kristensen who has trained too little so far except for having some aches. The substitution between Scamacca and Krstovic? It was necessary to clear a few more balls and push up. Gaetano’s expulsion? A referee’s mistake because both he and my collaborators told me that he did not say any word.”
