The only truth about a sporting calendar is that, in the end, you have to face all teams and that any comment is likely to be useless. We, Atalanta, are sure about one thing, though: the team and Gasperini, including the whole staff, will always do their best and honour our shirt, as always. Everyone has already understood what the spirit of our club is.

It’s the same determination that everyone who makes part of the Atalanta family has, because the common goal is to do well and work hard and, in this way, keep everybody speaking about this Club and this city, as it has already been done over the last few years.

After the away fixture against Sampdoria in Genoa, we’ll play our first game at home, at the Gewiss Stadium, against Milan and I’m sure that there will be a fantastic atmosphere, as always.

It will be – I’m sure – a stadium coloured in black-and-blue and I’m pleased to see how our fans – after just a few weeks of the seasonal ticket’s campaign – have been responding to it with great excitement, having already recorded 10.000 season ticket holders. Fantastic!

It only remains for me to add: Forza Atalanta, sempre!

President Antonio Percassi