Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke at a press conference, addressing questions about the team`s ambitions and his future.
Is the Scudetto dream over today?
“I would say yes, it was an impossible dream that I think disappeared in the match against Inter. However, we played well there. Now we have teams that have had important streaks of results, and there are still 8 games left. We have a bit of an advantage and we will play 5 games at home out of eight. We will immediately have direct clashes with Lazio and Bologna from which the standings will depend, but the others also have to face each other. We need to arrive strong in this period, because Atalanta is third in the standings despite two consecutive defeats, and that is something powerful.”
Has there been too much talk about you?
“The important thing is that I don`t talk about it… I can`t avoid anything. I was very clear about the future, which I know, it is not a reason for the defeat. Now we just need to finish an extraordinary championship, we have remained third and we still have 7 points ahead of Fiorentina. There are many teams close to which we have always been above, not only this year but also in previous years.”