The Atalanta goalkeeper contained the deficit in a not particularly brilliant evening for the Bergamo players: “It was a bit of a match like this but in the second half we grew and we’ll start again from this aspect. Everything is still open, we care a lot about the Italian Cup”. On Spalletti, an interested observer: “The coach knows that the national team and the European Championships are a dream for me, happy that he takes me into consideration”
FIORENTINA-ATALANTA 1-0 – REPORT CARDS
Thanks to his saves, he allowed Atalanta to maintain a limited deficit, giving his team the opportunity to play for qualification at 50% with Fiorentina in the return match. Marco Meatballs he has been the undisputed starter for Gasperini’s team for some time now and analyzes the match like this: “It went a bit like this, we improved a lot in the second half and it’s normal that Fiorentina had a few more chances since we tried to equalize the match – he explains – We’re holding on to this second half which was better from a physical and gaming perspective than the first and we’ll try to make up for it in the return leg.”. Qualification still in the balance: “Everything is still openwe have to think about recharging our energy and trying to give everything at home because we are aiming for the Italian Cup.”
“Spalletti? For me the European Championship and the national team are a dream”
An observer also interested in Carnesecchi’s performances, the national coach Luciano Spalletti: “Spalletti? The European Championship is a dream, playing with the national team is a childhood dreamI’m happy that the coach takes me into consideration, I work every day to do well in the club to continue to dream.” Atalanta went from Maradona’s super performance against Napoli to a less than brilliant performance against Franchi: “I say it was a growing performance todaywe lacked a bit on a physical level but the second half is good, we have to continue, then the coach who keeps us under control will take care of it, now we have to recharge and then go and play a difficult match in Cagliari.”
“Continuity is the secret of my performances”
As mentioned, Carnesecchi has earned the role of starting goalkeeper in this Atalanta team through his performances: “Goalkeeper is a particular role, the more you play the more confident you become, continuity is the secret, then the performance comes out. Every now and then I get some wild shots with my feet and I have to train a lot in this aspect because in modern football everyone requires goalkeepers to have technical properties with their feet.”