Atalanta director Umberto Marino sees tonight’s Coppa Italia Final against Juventus as part of a ‘continuing journey’ for the Bergamo club.
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“It’s a journey over five years and is continuing. Reaching the Coppa Italia Final for the second time in three years is certainly a great result,” Marino told RAI Sport.
“Juventus are a strong team, but we want to maintain our concentration, style, philosophy and of course humility that allowed us to get this far.
“It’s going to be very difficult, because we are up against a top club like Juventus.”
There will be 4,300 fans present at the Mapei Stadium this evening, the most we’ve seen in an Italian arena since March 2020.
“This is a starting point for normality. Bergamo had a particularly difficult time and we’re proud to reach this Final with our people. A real victory will be when we all return to our stadiums with our fans. That’s a real victory for us and all of Italy.”
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