Gian Piero #Gasperini analyses the match played by his team against Ajax, the Nerazzurri coach is satisfied with what Atalanta showed even in the first half when he was trailing by two goals, then, in the second half, they drawn and the win was not so far away: “Really good game”.

“It’s not a matter of result, even on the 0-2 scoreline I was satisfied with the performance. We must go beyond the results, otherwise you lose your objectives and the performances of this team. Regardless of the result, the team produced an excellent display. Hopefully there will be more like this soon”.

Ajax took the lead through an ambiguous penalty and they were also lucky in their second goal.

“Yes, this is not a very lucky time for us, we trail like against Sampdoria, where we also played another great match. Especially in the first half where these episodes take place. I think it’s a time like this, as Gosens put in another extraordinary performance, I don’t know if that was a penalty at that moment, and I don’t know how harsh was his move”.

“Even the second goal was a bit casual, like one of those we’ve been often conceding lately, conceding very few chances, few shots on target for the opponents. These numbers leave a bit of regret, it’s a ‘not so lucky’ moment for us, as the team always react well. Tonight’s match was really good”.

In the second half Atalanta dominated the match, scored two goals to seal a draw. The win was close.

“In the second half, if possible, the defence raised their performance and were amazing. The only difference with the first half is that we were more concrete at the front, to the point that in the final minutes we had the chance to win. With a bit more of sharpness, we would have won, but it’s like this for now”.

Coach, 4 points, Liverpool are on 6. Next week, on Tuesday, we’ll be commenting Atalanta-Liverpool.

“We’re playing Ajax and Liverpool back to back. They are teams who have won the Champions League repeatedly. We’re going to face these two teams. We had never done that before, we didn’t know what the impact might be, although we imagined it, seeing the matches of their league. We showed that we played even. This type of matches can go one way or another, but the match was very good and this is a great achievement for us, as Ajax remain one of the elite teams of European football.