After suffering through a three-game winless streak, Atalanta dominated Verona 5-0, dismissing fears about players' confidence. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini emphasized the team's strong track record and highlighted striker Mateo Retegui's impressive performance, noting he has scored 20 goals this season. While Atalanta prepares for an upcoming Champions League match against Club Brugge, concerns about player fitness linger, particularly regarding a few key players injured prior to the match. Gasperini's remarks reinforce the enduring quality of his squad despite recent setbacks.
These are games that we like to play because they give us a boost. Self-esteem? We drew in Barcelona, we played great games against Como and Torino. There is no need to regain any self-esteem, it is a team that has always been up to the task.
He's extraordinary when the team dominates, like today. An extraordinary scorer - 20 goals so far is an incredible number. There are also games that he doesn't dominate, when you are forced to defend and there is room for improvement.
(Marco) Carnesecchi had a fever, we'll see for Brugge. (Ademola) Lookman took a big knock from Napoli, I don't know if he'll be able to play on Wednesday.
Atalanta had won only one of their previous six Serie A games after previously racking up 11 consecutive wins.
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