The coach of the Bergamschi on the eve of the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League:
On 10 March two years ago TheAtalanta defeated Valencia in the Champions League, tomorrow against Olympiacos the Goddess will try to win the quarterfinals of Europa League: “The Bayer Leverkusen is a team that participated in the Champions League – he said Gasperini in the conference on the eve – They are among the worst opponents we could meet. Team made up of young, fast and talented players: we will have to do very well to be able to get through the round. “
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The team is experiencing a difficult moment, but the Nerazzurri coach tries to look ahead: “After the last stop we had a series of difficult matches, we had some problems with Covid and with injuries, all these things together have determined this. period, there was no continuity. Now, however, there is a new phase – he added – where we hope to be able to do better. even when the result does not arrive you can always fix it “.
Speaking of injuries, the return of Zapata it still seems far away (“I don’t think it has great chances to recover in good time”), but the Goddess will not intervene on the market: “Fernando? Now this market window has opened – said Gasperini – but the market must be done when it needs to be done, in June and January “.
For the season finale, the coach will therefore focus on louis murielwho this year seems to struggle more than usual to find the best condition: “Not all seasons are not the same, injuries have prevented him from finding the best conditions, but there are still two months to find it. For me it doesn’t exist. no problem Muriel, – he added – is always a positive guy. Sometimes he does his role well, sometimes less well, but he’s really a positive guy “.
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