Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini spoke with the press following the team's 3-0 victory over Fiorentina.
"This year, Champions League was basically every week. Always playing there and then in the league was very busy. In some matches we were a little weak. Now I count that for a few months we'll have our head in the league and could do better."
On the exclusion of Gomez: "We played 9 league matches and 6 in Champions. He played all of them, he might be the only one. There was the need to rest. Lately, with this formation we were more compact, with few goals allowed. And we were also productive with our play. I think that for us, Gomez was the most important player in these 5 years. If I have been here for 200 matches, he's played 195 with me. There are situations that happen. After 2 years, the role of Papu playing all over the pitch became difficult to propose, but not for me. For the team. Opponents change, they study you. And he's played many matches. At the base, there must always be confidence, availability, otherwise it all becomes more difficult. I don't know how he will overcome everything: from my end I look for the best for the team and he's a very great player. I have never had doubts, or he wouldn't have played so much. I am sorry that the voices have pulled inside Ilicic: that has nothing to do with it."
