DBasia.news – Gian Piero Gasperini satirized how Juventus drew against Atalanta as he was upset with the interpretation of the handball in Italian Serie A.
So much so, Gasperini even stated that the players needed to cut their arms so that the handball sensitivity is reduced.
In that match, both teams played equally strong 2-2. Juventus received two penalties which were successfully executed by Cristiano Ronaldo to save Juve in the final minutes of the threat of defeat.
“Yes, this is the rule. They are above all the rules in Italy,” Gasperini said to DAZN.
“What should we do, cut our arms? You will put your arms in front of the body more. This is not the first penalty that we have seen, there are many penalty violations that are like this, with many teams experiencing it. This is crazy interpretation “The rules here are not the same as in other leagues. In other countries, they are not given a penalty,” he continued.
“Alright, this is the rule here,” he stressed.
Atalanta are in the lead position twice over Juventus through nicks from Duvan Zapata and Ruslan Malinovskyi.
“It was a great performance against Serie A leaders. I told the players, treat this match like a Champions League match, because we will face opponents at this level in August,” Gasperini continued.
“We achieved everything we set, obviously I am thrilled with this performance and disappointed because we failed to win. We led the game until the last minute and had everything to deserve to win,” he added.
“We say that qualifying for the Champions League for the second year is really our target, so after the third or second is about prestige, but our target remains the same,” he explained.
“I think we started a strong season in this period, of course the Champions League drained our energy. The real point we wasted was in head-to-head matches with Lazio, Juventus and Inter, but we never targeted the Scudetto! ” he continued.
“We have raised standards and achieved our targets. We cannot think of the Scudetto. Many people have been encouraged to see us in the Champions League, because it brings huge financial benefits and prestige,” Gasperini stated.
“We see this team growing every year. We do not have characters like this, playing at Juventus Stadium in the past. But if we achieve the results of our performances, then we really develop,” he concluded.