Gian Piero Gasperini says he expects a tough match against a strong Napoli side tomorrow: “It’s a game where we all have to do well.” La Dea host the current Serie A champions tomorrow, and speaking ahead of the match, Gasperini explained the type of challenge the Partenopei present:
“What kind of Napoli do I expect after the arrival of Mazzarri? It’s always a very strong team, it’s a team that dominated the league last year , so I expect the best Napoli. But we are also in a good position in the standings. For us it’s always been a reference point. it’s a game where we all have to do well, our goal is always to do our best. We are at the thirteenth match of the championship, in a match that lasts 90 minutes there can be all the components, we must know how to expose ourselves but at the same time also know how to lower ourselves”.
“Palomino and Toloi are still out. Ruggeri has recovered quite well, we’ve recovered a bit of everyone, the last minute doubt is Koopmeiners, who arrived from the national team a bit injured, we’ll evaluate him tomorrow. He has a physical problem… it’s a fatigue. The problem is that we play tomorrow.”
“Adopo ? He could play, even if he doesn’t have the characteristics of De Roon (who is disqualified, ed.), he is undoubtedly a different player”.
“De Ketelaere? He doesn’t worry me, he’s a player who is growing. He has recovered well from a physical point of view, he certainly seems to me to be growing also in terms of condition. He came from a non-positive season, now he’s on his way, but it concerns everyone a bit. The lights are always very bright on him, but he is a player who has qualities and just needs to show them off.”
“Scamacca? It’s a bit like De Ketelaere, they both come from bad seasons. It’s not that you score three goals in one season and the next you score 40: I see some very good things, continuity and all the other components you highlight are all things we want to improve. They need continuity, agonism, participation, but it is right to have bet on them. If there were players who were already ready they wouldn’t have come to Atalanta.”
“Carnesecchi will play in goal, also to give continuity to the game he played in Udine. We’ll go on a bit like this, on sight”.
“Inter v Juve? It’s easy to say that Inter are the strongest team, until now they have given this feeling. Right now they are the pretenders, Inter are a bit more favoured, but only 12 matches have passed. Juventus certainly has a very important chance to grow. With Inter and Juventus they were two games that ultimately gave us awareness and energy, the quality with which you face these teams gives you the dimension and the yardstick of what your possibilities may be’.
