Live Bar April 15 News In the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals, Atalanta lost 0-2 at home to Leipzig, and the total score of the two legs was 1-3 and missed the Europa League Final Four. Atalanta coach Gasperini was interviewed after the game.
Gasperini began by saying: "It was a balanced game and I think we played well, even if we didn't qualify in the end. We kept scoring goals but didn't get enough shots and Leipzig were undoubtedly a very good team. ”
In the 47th minute of the match, Atalanta took a free kick, was fouled by Leipzig player Henrichs in the wall, the referee showed him a yellow card and awarded another free kick. Immediately after Atalanta fired another free kick, Leipzig player Olmer in the box once again handballed in the box, but then the referee did not award a penalty, even after watching the VAR replay. The score was 1-0 from Atalanta, and if a penalty had been awarded, the game might have gone completely differently.
Gasperini questioned: "Strangely enough, just before this penalty, the referee just awarded a free kick for a handball foul on the opposing player, and that handball was lighter than this handball foul in the box. Handball rules are absolutely confusing, as even the same referee can make different judgments about the opponent's ball at a time of 30 seconds. ”
In the 17th minute of the game, Leipzig took advantage of a counter-attack opportunity to score a shot from Nkunku to take the lead. Gasperini pointed out: "Unfortunately, this is usually the way Leipzig plays, they actively run to press the defense and then quickly counterattack. Sometimes they do a great job. We've done this a lot lately, attacking for long periods of time, but without the last decisive pass or shot. ”
Atalanta are already out of Europe and they must concentrate on playing well in Serie A, which is currently eighth in the Serie A table. Gasperini concluded: "We still have a chance, even though we need a lot of wins to get back to the top of the table. ”
(Su Erhu)