No Longer A Surprise Team, Atalanta's Scudetto Dream Could Come True

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JAKARTA - One of the legends of Atalanta, Massimo Carrera, believes the Bergamo club can win the Serie A title next season. The condition is, Atalanta must recruit two or three quality players.

Atalanta was transformed into an entertainer for Italian and European football under the leadership of coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Scored 70 Serie A goals in 25 games before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 debacle.

No Serie A team scored more goals last season when Atalanta finished third to qualify for the Champions League for the first time. The team, once reinforced by long-term Argentine striker Claudio Caniggia, reached the quarter-finals in Europe before the COVID-19 crisis.

Led by Papu Gomez and Josip Ilicic, Atalanta are fourth in the standings and in the Champions League final. Now they are preparing to continue the 2019-20 Serie A season against Sassuolo on Sunday.

The former Atalanta Carrera defender - who captained the club before moving to Napoli in 2003 - told Stats Perform News about Atalanta's Scudetto chances next season.

"Why not (can win the Scudetto), I think Atalanta can win the Scudetto by buying two or three quality players," said Carrera.

"I played for Atalanta for seven years and today I am still living in Bergamo," said the AEK Athens head coach.

"Atalanta are a serious and competent club that have built a great team over the years, raising the young talents of their youth sector"

Not to be left behind, Carrera also praised the way Gasperini had trained who had transformed Atalanta into a team that was no longer surprising but also terrifying.

"Gasperini is doing a great job, they are playing quality football which is built through intensity and quality in all departments. It is no longer a surprise but a reality."

Former Atalanta defender, Massimo Carrera

Carrera joined Atalanta from Juventus in 1996. With the Bianconeri, he won the Serie A, Champions League, UEFA Cup, Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana title.