Atalanta's coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke in his pre-match press conference on the eve of the math against Fiorentina at the Franchi stadium (kick-off at 15:00 CET).
“I have seen Fiorentina play in a certain way. They’ve brought in a few players in January. All we can do is to be ready for all their variations. Winning the Panchina d’Oro doesn't change the way I approach matches.”
“You have to take into consideration the opponent. Atalanta can do things, but it also depends on the opposition. There are strong teams, such as Hellas Verona and Lazio, Sassuolo and Roma also. Serie A TIM is a very difficult league this season, and it’s balanced. We are doing what we can at the moment. If you come up against a side in top condition it becomes difficult. There aren’t 14 points between us and Fiorentina on the pitch.”
“Tomorrow we have to be very good in the defensive phase, we made some mistakes in that area against Genoa, this is a characteristic of our side, in certain games you have to be more precise."
“I have to think about our attacking options. It is much more likely that Papu Gomez will play more further forward. Mario Pasalic and Ruslan Malinovskyi can replace Josip Ilicic or Duvan Zapata, but it’s something I have to think about, and it must be done game-by-game.”
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Source: legaseriea.it