The mini-tour de force that saw Atalanta play three games in eight days has ended: after the victory against Juventus and the draw against Roma, Atalanta beat Bologna 5-0. There were no alternatives against the Rossoblù, and Cristian Romero confirms it: “It was important to win”.

“It was important for us to win today because we were a little angry after the game against Roma, as we had delivered an excellent performance but we had missed the final pass. Today we angrily took to the pitch for this reason. I don’t think we dropped two points, but we deserved them. If we think about tonight, we’re happy to have produced a strong display. It was important to win and winning like this is even better”.

Cuti, you were 2-0 up at half-time. Did you think of the reverse fixture? It was the same situation and then they had managed to complete a comeback in the second half.

“Compared to the reverse fixture, I think the attitude of the team has changed, as we knew it couldn’t happen again. We know we can’t make any more mistake in the race for the Champions League. We have to continue like today and keep working, as there are five ‘league finals’ and one in the Coppa Italia and we have to be at the top”.

You tried to score as well.

“Yes, I went for it but I couldn’t make it. I’m happy for the team, as we’re doing really well right now. We’re all happy, hopefully we can continue like this, as if we play like today, then our target is there. It’s all up to us, so we must play like this”.