Dream of the Scudetto

Posch club achieves historic feat – now Inter await

Great jubilation at Atalanta

(Bild: Spada)

After a 4:0 gala at Juventus Turin in the Italian Serie A, Atalanta Bergamo are dreaming of the championship title. The third-placed club of ÖFB team player Stefan Posch, who is currently injured, is three points off champions and league leaders Inter Milan. 

The Arnautovic club will visit Bergamo on Sunday. "We can't stop dreaming," said Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini, who led his team to the Europa League title last year.

"We may say it's impossible. But if you believe enough, things can become possible," said Gasperini with a view to the Scudetto. Recently, however, Inter have been an insurmountable hurdle for the 67-year-old's squad. The last victory against the Nerazzurri was almost six and a half years ago, with the Milanese winning the last seven encounters. But Gasperini was optimistic. "We've never been in the race for first place at this point in the season, so you never know."

Historic home defeat for Juventus
The coach was extremely pleased with his team's performance in Turin on Sunday, which inflicted Juventus' first league defeat after five consecutive victories. "It's a sensational result for us. It was an almost perfect performance, we played a great game today."

The Old Lady have not lost a home game in Serie A by four goals or more since 1967. Juve coach Thiago Motta was correspondingly crestfallen. "We're pretty disappointed. The fans and the press have the right to think what they want," said the 42-year-old. Juve are now nine points behind Inter in the title race.