Atalanta is confident of surprising Madrid even though it has many problems

Jakarta –

Atalanta been waiting Real Madrid in the European Super Cup. Coach Atalanta Gian Piero Gasperini he confirmed that his team was ready to fight even though they were not in the best condition.

Atalanta, the Europa League champions, will face Real Madrid in European Super Cup which will be held at Stadium Narodowy, Warsaw, Thursday (15/8/2024) early morning WIB.

However, Atalanta could not go down with their best strength. Several players are absent for various reasons.

Teun Koopmeiners refused to play because he wanted to move to Juventus. Meanwhile Nicolo Zaniolo, Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini are injured.

However, Gasperini believes his team can spring a surprise when they face Real Madrid.

“Atalanta has no problems. We are here to play a very prestigious game with enthusiasm and a desire to surprise people,” said Gasperini as reported by Football Italia.

“We will face the most successful club in the world, we will take all our pride to perform well.”

“Obviously you want to get in the best possible position, but I have to say that often when we have big games, like away to Liverpool or others, we miss some key players as well. I always ask the guys to give it their all, without it. worrying about who is or isn’t.”

“On paper, we are even more favored to win than against Bayer Leverkusen, but the motivation is even greater for us. It doesn’t always happen, but sometimes in football you can make the predictions to reverse,” Gasperini said.

(nds/there)