BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 18: Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli is challenged by Matteo Ruggeri of Atalanta as Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of Atalanta, appears on through the Serie A match between Atalanta and Napoli at Gewiss Stadium on January 18, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
Gian Piero Gasperini and Atalanta discover their 3-2 defeat to Napoli ‘troublesome to simply accept’ after such a robust efficiency, however ‘we emerge stronger from video games like this.’
La Dea had been unbeaten in 15 Serie A rounds, though their progress had been slowing in current weeks with three consecutive stalemates.
Mateo Retegui’s opener was cancelled out by Matteo Politano and Scott McTominay, with Ademola Lookman taking up your entire opposition defence single-handed for 2-2.
Nevertheless, Romelu Lukaku shrugged off Giorgio Scalvini for a glancing header to resolve the 3-2 lead to Bergamo.
“This can be a defeat we wrestle to swallow contemplating the best way we performed and the statistics, however that is soccer. It takes nothing away from the standard of Napoli, however it’s troublesome to simply accept,” Gasperini instructed Sky Sport Italia.
“We play each three days, there may be some performances the place you don’t give your greatest, however in the previous couple of weeks now we have performed Lazio, Juventus, Inter and Napoli, so the perfect in Italian soccer.
“It’s nice, now we have to concentrate on our journey and maybe as we speak we paid a heavy worth, in different video games we had been luckier, however general I noticed an ideal efficiency.”
Gasperini targeted on Atalanta performances
This leaves Atalanta seven factors adrift of leaders Napoli within the Serie A standings, though Gasperini had all the time been adamant they shouldn’t be thought of a part of the Scudetto race.
“We aren’t going to be distracted by outcomes, we take a look at the performances. With Lazio, we may’ve received or misplaced, Juventus had been very clammed up and targeted on defence, whereas we had a whole lot of high quality tonight towards a robust facet like Napoli. It’s maybe true, our solely barely disappointing efficiency was towards Udinese,” added the coach.
“I preserve we emerge stronger from video games like this. We now have the Champions League, then Serie A and the Coppa Italia, we’re taking part in each three days, so we do not need time for regrets over a outcome that didn’t go our manner.”
Of the three targets, it was put to Gasperini that two had been attributable to defensive errors and it was additionally the primary time in Serie A this season that Atalanta conceded with a header.
“With errors like that in a standard match, you run a threat, however in a sport like this you’ll lose. We ruined the outcome, we have to be extra cautious on incidents, however I proceed to take care of they are often teachable moments.”
There was a blow as we speak with information Odilon Kossounou had surgical procedure on a torn adductor tendon and ought to be out of motion for no less than three months. Is Gasperini asking the membership to purchase a alternative?
“We have now not talked concerning the switch market since August, so we’re not going to start out now. Kossounou is disappointing, he will likely be out for a very long time. Between Scalvini, Scamacca and now Kossounou, we’ve been unfortunate with severe accidents, however we will’t simply continually purchase gamers each time somebody will get harm.”
