Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez wasn’t surprised Atalanta fought back from 2-0 down to beat Lazio 3-2. ‘I knew we’d do it, our style of football brings results and we can aim even higher.’
A bizarre Marten de Roon own goal and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic rocket had put Lazio 2-0 up after just 11 minutes, but their 21-round Serie A unbeaten run was ended by Robin Gosens, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Jose Luis Palomino.
Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez wasn’t surprised Atalanta fought back from 2-0 down to beat Lazio 3-2. ‘I knew we’d do it, our style of football brings results and we can aim even higher.’
A bizarre Marten de Roon own goal and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic rocket had put Lazio 2-0 up after just 11 minutes, but their 21-round Serie A unbeaten run was ended by Robin Gosens, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Jose Luis Palomino.
“By now, over the years, we know that the first few minutes are bad. I don’t know if it’s an issue of concentration or we just take time to get going, but Lazio don’t let you get away with it,” Papu told Sky Sport Italia.
“Having said that, we’ve become so accustomed to comebacks, I was calm and knew we’d do it. Lazio hadn’t played in a long time, it was their first game and we showed our style of football brings results.
“It’s tough to fight back from two goals down, you have to give 120 per cent, but we did it! I have cramps… everywhere, but I have to sacrifice myself for the team.
“We know that we can’t give up now, because there are strong teams behind us like Roma, Napoli, Milan and even Verona. You never know. If we continue like this, we could aim higher…
“The fans are wonderful, they need to keep their distance and stay safe, but we feel their presence.”