Coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke in his press conference on the eve of the 2021-2022 Serie A TIM opener which will see Atalanta visit Torino. “The league kicks off tomorrow and we’ll get ourselves ready for the first match, regardless this moment of emergency. Raising the bar? You raise it. I am very happy like this, it is not so obvious to repeat ourselves. We are aware of the difficulty of this league, there are many great teams that will do better than last year. Despite our preparation was in fits and starts due to the arrival of the players at different times, we have situations on the pitch that are consolidated. Tomorrow’s game will be tough, I am convinced that Juric is the right coach to revamp Torino and an important ambience”.

The league kicks off with the fans in the stadiums, albeit only half-filled. “Football is made for the public, it is a show that should be offered to the people. Unfortunately, what happened was unthinkable for everyone. Now hopefully, we can return to normal. We are starting with the stadiums at 50% capacity again and it is already something. It is clear that we all hope to see them full again”.