The Mayor of Bergamo Giorgio Gori has urged Atalanta to “not stop here” as the Bergamaschi “might need an extraordinary night” in this difficult period.
La Dea will play behind closed doors in Valencia tonight, as the match at the Mestalla will be carried out without any spectators amid fears of further outbreak of the Coronavirus.
The Mayor of Bergamo Giorgio Gori has urged Atalanta to “not stop here” as the Bergamaschi “might need an extraordinary night” in this difficult period.
La Dea will play behind closed doors in Valencia tonight, as the match at the Mestalla will be carried out without any spectators amid fears of further outbreak of the Coronavirus.
As the Bergamaschi won’t be able to attend the return leg of their historic last 16 match, the Mayor of Bergamo has encouraged the Orobici to continue the adventure his people “have always dreamt about”.
“It doesn’t matter that the empty stadium and the closed doors takes the home game advantage away from Valencia,” he said in a piece written to the Gazzetta dello Sport. “It eats us up not matter what, because we would have liked to be at the Mestalla, in Spain, to cheer on the Nerazzurri.
“Today, perhaps more than ever. Beyond the result. Because we have always dreamed of being here for a last 16 of the Champions League, supporting the Nerazzurri.
“Let’s start from that 4-1 of the first leg, at San Siro, an unforgettable night. Only stained by the goal we let them grab after scoring four on them. All the Gasperinian football, made of joy and pace, that trademark which we now bring with pride to the world of football.
“We will return to the stadium, I hope as soon as possible, when this absurd period has passed. Meanwhile, we trust our Goddess. It was nice to get here, but we don’t want to stop here.
“That makes us live an extraordinary night, in this period of which we struggle to see meaning. We wouldn’t just like it, maybe we need it a little bit…”