Gian Piero Gasperini and good news for Atalanta: Luis Fernando Muriel recovers from back pain and aims to play this Sunday against Fiorentina. On April 3, the forward with discomfort withdrew from the match against Udinese and set off the alarms in Bergamo. However, during the week he trained alongside the group and the coach confirmed his improvement.
“He had a turbulent week especially at the beginning, yesterday he did much better, day by day he improved a lot“, Gasperini assured in a press conference prior to the meeting. Everything seems to indicate that the Colombian will be on the squad list, although he could start the game as a substitute, while Duván Zapata would be the starter.
Atalanta seeks to add three points that allow him stay in qualifying positions for Champions League. At the moment, it has accumulated three consecutive wins and is located in the fourth box of the table with 58 units, the product of 17 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses.
Muriel has 18 touchdowns and 7 assists in Serie A 20/21 and has been a key player throughout the season. He is the third top scorer in the championship, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo (25) and Romelu Lukaku (21), although he surpasses them in goal average.
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On the other hand, a few days ago the president of Atalanta, Antonio Percassi, turned off the rumors that placed the Colombian at Inter for Antonio Conte and assured that his intention is to keep him for the next season. “Muriel is extraordinarily talented and is experiencing a time of great maturity. But there is only one reality: Atalanta wants to keep it here, “he declared in dialogue with Bergamo TV.
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Fiorentina and Atalanta will meet this Sunday, April 11, starting at 1:45 pm in Colombia, at the Artemio Franchi stadium. This match corresponds to matchday 30 of the Italian league.
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