Ruben Amorim
Sporting CPGian Piero Gasperini
Atalanta
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
I think this Sporting team plays the best, has different characteristics and is the most unpredictable. Since I've been here, it's the most complete team of all, so I consider it to be the best.
…ATALANTA
We already know Atalanta and that was good because at this stage of the calendar having just one day to study another opponent would be much more difficult. I consider Atalanta to be one of the favourites to win the Europa League, the games they have already played against teams like Inter or Milan give them another boost. In any case, Sporting's objective is to beat Atalanta.», says the coach.
…MOMENT
The most special moment I experienced as a Sporting coach was when we were national champions. I feel that winning the championship again is much more special than reaching a Europa League final.
Ruben Amorim
Manager on Sporting CP…ABOUT MATCH
I think this Sporting team plays the best, has different characteristics and is the most unpredictable. Since I've been here, it's the most complete team of all, so I consider it to be the best.
…ATALANTA
We already know Atalanta and that was good because at this stage of the calendar having just one day to study another opponent would be much more difficult. I consider Atalanta to be one of the favourites to win the Europa League, the games they have already played against teams like Inter or Milan give them another boost. In any case, Sporting's objective is to beat Atalanta.», says the coach.
…MOMENT
The most special moment I experienced as a Sporting coach was when we were national champions. I feel that winning the championship again is much more special than reaching a Europa League final.
Gian Piero Gasperini
Manager on Atalanta...STARTING XI
We saw each other on Monday after the match and we haven't trained yet. I'll decide tomorrow morning, it's not the best but we will field the best possible lineup.
...CHANGE
Musso plays tomorrow. He didn't end up on the bench out of demerit, but because I made a choice on Carnesecchi, given that in January he had the opportunity to move to another team.
...SPORTING
I wouldn't have wanted to meet Sporting because they are among the strongest, if not the strongest, and because this competition is a possibility of comparison with other realities. Always playing with the same team isn't the best, I don't know if it would have been possible to avoid it, or at least later. But this was the draw and… we clash. Returning home is a very small advantage that depends a lot on what we do tomorrow.