Atalanta defeated Verona 3-2 to bring three points back home with them. The team's manager Gian Piero Gasperini spoke to the press after the match.
"We played well, the defeat against Juve weighed on us. The approach was very good, we must give compliments to Verona. They have characteristics similar to ours. My squad reached notwithstanding the multiple absences in attack. Even Ilicic leaving could have ended things for us, but we were great to win."
"Ilicic doesn't have a strain, he has a flexor issue. It doesn't seem like there are any tears. We need to evaluate, right now it's difficult to say if he'll be out or for how long. We played better in the second half. They made things difficult for us in the first half. The defenders' participation becomes fundamental for us in the offensive phase. Our opponent can suffer a lot with this style."
