DBasia.news – President of Atalanta, Antonio Percassi, was able to breathe a sigh of relief after learning the results of the 2019/2020 Champions League top 16 draw in Nyon, Switzerland, Monday, December 16, WIB. He also felt quite optimistic about the opportunities for Papu Gomez and colleagues to advance to the quarter-finals.
Atalanta vs Valencia is indeed a duel between two dark horse teams in the top 16. In the group stage, La Dea managed to appear heroic and was able to secure a ticket to the knockout stages despite having swallowed three successive defeats. Meanwhile, Valencia successfully outperformed Ajax and Chelsea in Group H.
The plan, Atalanta will first host Valencia at the San Siro on 19 February. They will only visit Mestalla on March 10, 2020.
“Valencia is a tough team. However, I don’t think they are as strong as the other teams in the top 16. I think we are on the same level as them, “Antonio Percassi was quoted on the Italian Football website.
Furthermore, Percassi also said that the success of Atalanta to advance to the last 16 of the Champions League is a miracle. According to him, this could not be imagined by La Dea supporters a few years ago.
“If you have to be honest, we managed to advance to the top 16 because of a miracle. This never existed in the thoughts of the supporters a few years ago. However, I still ask everyone to be humble and not exaggerate this, “Percassi stated.