{"id":14896,"date":"2024-05-22T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T02:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=14896"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T02:41:20","slug":"gasperini-says-atalanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/football\/gasperini-says-atalanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasperini claims Atalanta isn&#8217;t worried about Bayer &#8216;Neverlusen&#8217; before the Europa League final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\/football\/club\/atalanta\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atalanta <\/a>coach Gian Piero Gasperini (66) expressed confidence as his team prepares to face Bayer <a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/football\/club\/bayer-leverkusen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leverkusen<\/a>, whom he likened to a tank, in the Europa League final. Gasperini emphasized that his side is not intimidated by the German champions as they aim to turn a good season into a great one in Dublin on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They dominated the Bundesliga and are like a tank, but we are not afraid of them and will go there to play with courage and in good shape,&#8221; he told Sky Sport Italia on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xabi Alonso&#8217;s Leverkusen became the first team to complete a Bundesliga season without a loss, extending their unbeaten run across all competitions to 51 games. The club celebrated this feat by adopting a new nickname on social media &#8211; &#8220;Bayer 04 Neverlusen.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Bundesliga \u2714\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeutscherMeisterSVB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#DeutscherMeisterSVB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Winnerkusen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Winnerkusen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjS1k10UFg\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KjS1k10UFg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bayer04_en\/status\/1791907607227064389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Real-time <a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/tag\/football-prediction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Football scores<\/a> and highlights.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I think about that, I also think every run has to end sometime,&#8221; Gasperini added. &#8220;Atalanta can trouble Bayer Leverkusen too.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bergamo club secured Champions League qualification with a 2-0 win over Lecce on Saturday, providing some consolation after losing the Italian Cup final to Juventus last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Champions League qualification is an extraordinary result and these lads are going beyond all expectations,&#8221; Gasperini said. &#8220;I am truly happy with this and we need to dedicate it to everyone in Bergamo.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gasperini, who has been linked with a move to Napoli, did not rule out leaving Atalanta after eight years at the helm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are playing Wednesday, then after that we&#8217;ll see,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What matters to me is the challenge and whether it is credible in the choices and evaluations; that is the most important thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini (66) expressed confidence as his team prepares to face Bayer Leverkusen, whom he likened to a tank, in the Europa League final. 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