Following their elimination against Real Madrid in the Champions League, Atalanta will face Hellas Verona tomorrow. During the previous match press conference, Gian Piero Gasperini was asked about Italian football's struggles in European competitions:"We must acknowledge it, we must improve and grow. The pitch is always right, only Roma is left, it means our football must improve. In these situations, you must always work better, it's a general issue. We must raise the level, it seems pretty obvious. But there are also some positive things, the National team that had hit rock bottom is now giving positive signals"
Gasperini was asked about his recent rotation at keeper position:"They are in same level. Sportiello did well in many matches, the other night he had a bad mistake. We have always tried to have competition at the position. Sportiello's performances were needed for Gollini to get going, these are sporting decisions, not rifts between us, these things are mentioned by agents to justify everything. It"s too easy that way, these are sporting decisions"
