Atalanta head coach Raffaele Palladino confirmed that Mario Pasalic will miss Sunday’s Serie A clash against Genoa following the death of his father, describing the midfielder’s situation as deeply emotional for the entire squad.
Atalanta held Milan to a closely-fought 1-1 draw on Tuesday evening, with Croatian attacking midfielder Mario Pasalic Football Italia’s Man of the Match.
Atalanta were held to another disappointing 1-1 draw, this time by Parma, as Patrick Cutrone scored on his debut to cancel out the Mario Pasalic opener.
Atalanta have officially announced that midfielder Mario Pasalic has put pen to paper on a new contract extension, which ties him to the club until the
Gian Piero Gasperini has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Claudio Ranieri at Roma, and according to Sportitalia, the Italian tactician is eager to bring Mario Pasalic with him.
AIA President Antonio Zappi insists VAR ‘correctly overturned’ a penalty kick for Roma against Atalanta, acting ‘in full compliance with the protocol.’ Roma coach Ranieri raged at VAR and the referee last night after a 2-1 loss against Atalanta, in a massive match in the race for the top four.
Claudio Ranieri confessed Champions League qualification might not be ‘feasible’ for Roma now, but vented his fury at VAR over the penalty in their defeat to Atalanta.
Mario Pasalic admits the 0-0 draw with Celtic was ‘rather frustrating’ as Atalanta made Champions League statistical history for wasted opportunities. ‘Sometimes the ball doesn’t want to go in.’ The statistics tell the story of the match, which was almost entirely one-way traffic with 62 per cent possession and 23 attempts on goal to just four.
Atalanta midfielder Mario Pasalic urged his side to ‘keep up’ their recent Champions League form as the Nerazzurri hope to beat Celtic at home and extend their European unbeaten streak this campaign to three games.
Atalanta might lose Teun Koopmeiners and are considering some midfield reinforcements, but they’ll likely continue to lean on Mario Pasalic in the future.
Atalanta midfielder Mario Pasalic expects Luciano Spalletti to make Italy ‘well organised’ in their EURO 2024 showdown, but trusts Croatia will ‘rise to the challenge.’ It kicks off in Leipzig on Monday at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
It is not just Italy who are planning changes for the decisive EURO 2024 clash on Monday, as Croatia could bring in Atalanta’s Mario Pasalic and bench ex-Inter players Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic.
Berat Djimsiti joined Atalanta when they were ‘playing to avoid relegation’ and is now a Europa League winner, while Mario Pasalic feels it ‘makes up’ for losing three finals.
Juventus are reportedly keeping an eye on Mario Pasalic who has been an Atalanta staple for quite some time now. Ahead of what should be a heated transfer market session in Turin, the Bianconeri are being linked with a host of profiles, and this includes a few players from Gian Piero Gasperini’s ranks.
Atalanta midfielder Mario Pasalic insists that Atalanta are not overly fussed by the atmosphere that awaits them at the Stade Velodrome when they play Marseille in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night.
Atalanta star Mario Pasalic expressed satisfaction with the draw against Juventus, stating that while they had aimed for a victory, they are content with the result.
Atalanta thought they had taken the lead against Inter, but the goal was disallowed for handball in a borderline decision, as seen by examining the IFAB guidelines.
Gian Piero Gasperini reflects on the growth of Atalanta after consolidating fourth place, but rejects the idea they can challenge for the Europa League or the Scudetto.