After a great 2017, Atalanta would have to prepare the coming work as this year brought great results with extraordinary results. Giampiero Gasperini has lived "a great year, almost fearing it ends. We've gone beyond every pronostic, technical and economic - has said the coach to La Gazzetta dello Sport -. We've made capital gains on the transfer market, got our stadium. Also thanks to that, the city and club's perceptions have improved: Atalanta is a nice phenomenon".
A phenomenon but no surprise for who believed in the project for some time: "I think I've done what Percassi wanted, he dreamed to have a team based on the "Bilbao model" that wasn't there in Italy: Atalanta have always make great talents grow but have never imposed them in the first team. I'm afraid the system changes and the Dea becomes a normal club. It wouldn't be my Atalanta or Percassi's anymore: why would we look abroad for what we have at home? We need our young players and one Papu Gomez per repart: that's the way we won, we'll continue like that".
It will now be more complicated to confirm though: "Playing two competitions, while we've been very good in Europe, there have been moments less nice in Serie A. We'll overcome that with the adrenaline the Europa League gives". "Milan, Torino in the future? Only rumors. I don't think about that. We aren't even at half season and there's so much more to play...".
