Here is Gian Piero Gasperini’s comment on the match between Atalanta and Leipzig: “The team did their part”. And now the focus shifts to the last seven league games, in order to play in a European competition again next season.

Gian Piero Gasperini, the coach must disguise his bitterness and cheer up his players, as you did with Jérémie Boga a few minutes ago.

“Well, sometimes we have to see the glass half full, not always the empty one, otherwise, we’re always hugely disappointed. This is football. We must be happy with the journey we’ve done and to have experienced games like tonight’s. It’s not for everyone, it’s for very few teams, actually. The team did their part. We’re obviously disappointed that we didn’t score. But the players did their best. Football is also made of incidents, you have to face the opposition, which is a worthy team. We have to look ahead anyway”.

Atalanta are unlucky with incidents. You’ve already understood what I’m referring to.

“As I said in other circumstances, it’s very strange that the same person can judge two handball incidents differently 30 seconds apart. I think the second handball was even clearer than the first one. This is to prove that there is absolute chaos over handbells. But we’ve already said it many times. It’s even more obvious this time, as it’s the same person. So, there are no different explanations”.

You said you must see the glass half full, The fans certainly gave you a big round of applause.

“We thank them a lot for this. We know they’re very close to the team. I must say that the fans have been missing for a long time, even in the first half of the season. They’ve shown great excitement lately. There’s finally the opportunity to have stadiums at their original capacity. This one [the fans] remains one of Atalanta’s strengths. It’s a boost for the whole squad”.

Now you’ll fully shift the focus to the league, as the European spots are within touching distance.

“We need several victories to get back in the race for European qualification, to recover ground in the league. We’ll be fully focused on these games, starting from Monday’s match. We’ll have to do our best until the last matchday”.