A comeback draw from a two-goal trailing position and Atalanta could also have won the match against Ajax, which was played at the Gewiss Stadium, captain Papu Gomez commented on the game: “We played very well”.

“Yes, it was close. The team played very well, even in the first half. We were 2-0 down, but the team were confident, we knew we could score. We never lost confidence. If we scored a goal, we could perform a comeback. We equalised, so we’re very happy”.

Everyone expected it to be a great match and we had fun. Did you have fun on the pitch?

“Yes, this is the Champions League. It’s a higher level, where all teams try to win and score goals. The bar has been raised. We’re really happy to have brought the Champions League to Bergamo”.

Can we say that you weren’t too lucky? A penalty which seemed ambiguous. Then they were also lucky on the second goal. You’ve not been very lucky lately.

“It’s a bit of an unusual moment. There was also a penalty for Duván, I think. We must continue like this, work like we usually do and be positive. This moment will change”.

Papu, it’s true that Crotone are on Saturday, but we’ll be commenting on Atalanta-Liverpool on Tuesday.

“It’s a very important period, as the stakes are high both in the league and the Champions League, we can’t leave out anything, we must keep working and fix our mistakes and, as usual, try to bring Atalanta high”.