Gian Piero Gasperini spoke at a press conference ahead of Atalanta’s second away match in a row as of 2023, this time against Bologna. The 2022-2023 Serie A TIM matchday 17 fixture is scheduled for Monday 9 January at 20:45 CET at the Stadio Dall’Ara in Bologna. Before talking about Monday’s clash, Gian Piero Gasperini dutifully remembered Gianluca Vialli: “I made it in time to play against him as a football player, then when I coached the Juventus youth teams, he was an incredible example.”

Then he moved on to the fixture against Bologna: “Motta is setting the tone for the team and doing it his way. Everyone has recovered ahead of this match”. Atalanta managed to come back from 2-0 down at half-time to seize a 2-2 draw in La Spezia: “We can and must do better, but having fought back to draw us level in the 93rd minute means that the team is not giving up.”