Gian Piero Gasperini has seen Atalanta’s mentality “grow year by year” and that was evident in their comeback to beat Verona 3-2.

La Dea twice fought back from Samuel Di Carmine goals before winning in stoppages through Berat Djimsiti, once Hellas had gone down to 10 men.

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Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez praised Atalanta for “never giving up” in a 3-2 win over Hellas Verona, as they now go into a “Champions League Final with Shakhtar Donetsk.”

The Orobici were twice a goal down at home to Verona today, but kept coming back and won it in stoppages through defender Berat Djimsiti.

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Antonio Candreva remains a huge doubt to feature for Inter in their Champions League clash with Barcelona on Tuesday.

The Nerazzurri know that a victory at San Siro would mathematically secure their place in the Round of 16.

Candreva went off at half-time in last night’s 0-0 draw with Roma at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

He pulled up clutching his lower back and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, he was not feeling any better this morning.

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There are growing reports Carlo Ancelotti will be fired if Napoli do not beat Udinese today, replaced by Gennaro Gattuso, regardless of the Champions League result.

It kicks off at the Dacia Arena at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Corriere del Mezzogiorno and other newspapers, today is decisive for Ancelotti’s future on the Napoli bench.

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Marcello Lippi praised Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi, while predicting Juventus "joined the small group of super-favourites" for the Champions League.

The World Cup winning coach looks ahead to tomorrow's Serie A match in Turin, which kicks off on Saturday at 19.45 GMT.

“Simone Inzaghi is a good, relatively young coach and he is doing very well. He will certainly be able to identify the weak points in Juve, even though I believe that there are few," Lippi told Rai Sport.

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Verona coach Ivan Juric admits there is a lot of mentor Gian Piero Gasperini in his footballing ideology, and believes the Atalanta boss is “the best in Italy."

It kicks off on Saturday at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.

Juric was speaking at his pre-game press conference ahead of Verona’s trip to Bergamo and was full of praise for Gasperini, who recently won Coach of the Year at the Gran Gala del Calcio awards.

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Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini wants to see "more" from Luis Muriel against Verona and Shakhtar Donetsk, as he prepares to face pupil Ivan Juric.

It kicks off on Saturday at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.

The Colombian, signed from Sevilla last summer for €15m, has only shown flashes of his ability for La Dea, and has mostly started on the bench.

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Napoli will have to cope without Allan against Udinese, but Dries Mertens has recovered from illness in time to be included in this weekend's squad.

Allan, who has been suffering from two fractured ribs, joins Arkadiusz Milik, Faouzi Ghoulam and Kevin Malcuit on the sidelines as Napoli try to bounce back from a winless run of eight games.

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Mario Pasalic claims Atalanta have already shown they are “stronger” than Shakhtar Donetsk as he aims for a place in the Champions League last 16.

Atalanta need three points against Shakhtar next week if they are to continue their historic run in Europe’s elite club competition, and Pasalic is in a confident mood going into the game.

“Serie A and the Champions League,” he told the Gazzetta dello Sport when asked what his side were focusing on.

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RB Salzburg hitman Erling Braut Haaland reportedly has a release clause worth just €20m, with Napoli eager to make a January swoop.

According to German newspaper Das Bild, there need not be a bidding war for the 19-year-old Norway international forward.

It’s claimed there is a clause in his contract allowing him to walk away if a club offered to pay €20m.

There are sides lining up all over Europe for his services, from Manchester United to Borussia Dortmund and Napoli.

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