Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez scored a hat-trick, but Andrea Conti was the star with an amazing overhead kick as Atalanta demolished Genoa.

It was an emotional return to Marassi for former Grifone Coach Gian Piero Gasperini, but he ended up plunging them further into crisis.

Papu Gomez bagged a hat-trick, including a penalty, while Mattia Caldara confirmed his status as the most prolific defender in Serie A.

However, Conti stole the show with an astonishing overhead kick that any forward would be proud of.

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Alejandro Gomez admits it will be “very hard” for Atalanta to reach Europe ahead of Inter and Milan but “we believe”.

The Orobici are currently sitting in sixth-place, which would secure a Europa League place if both Coppa Italia finalists are already in Europe.

“We need to recover from injuries,” Gomez explained to reporters in Bergamo.

“We believe, even if we know it will be a hard fight with the big teams. We’ve got a lot of home games and we need to exploit home advantage.

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Atalanta captain Papu Gomez says the 7-1 defeat to Inter should “serve as a lesson”.

The Orobici were fifth going into yesterday’s match at San Siro, but were torn apart by a rampant Nerazzurri.

“We don’t hide!” Gomez wrote on his Instagram page.

“We had a bad game, but that doesn’t erase everything we’ve done so far. We’re all very angry, but yesterday’s defeat should serve as a lesson.

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Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez believes Inter were so motivated to win 7-1 because “they were ashamed to be behind Atalanta in the table.”

This was a head-to-head for European football with just one point separating fifth from sixth.

Few expected it to be such a dominant performance from Inter, who were 5-1 up by half-time with a Mauro Icardi hat-trick.

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Andrea Petagna feels it’s no fluke that Atalanta are ahead of Inter going into Sunday’s showdown and Gian Piero Gasperini is “like a Dad to us.”

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

This is a Lombardy derby, but has also become a head-to-head for qualification into Europe next term.

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Atalanta captain Papu Gomez reveals “it was all done” with Inter in 2013, but the transfer collapsed suddenly.

The Argentine attacking midfielder has been a key man in the Orobici’s European charge this season, and was interviewed ahead of this weekend’s clash with the Nerazzurri.

“A move to Inter? It was all done,” Gomez told Corriere dello Sport.

“[Andrea] Stramaccioni wanted me, there was agreement on everything but it got sent away and then… poof.

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Atalanta captain Papu Gomez dismisses Champions League talk - “the Europa League is the real goal”.

The Orobici beat Napoli at San Paolo on Saturday night, a result which leaves them just three points behind the Partenopei, who occupy the final Champions League place.

“We’re a young team, we’re happy and you can see that on the pitch,” Gomez told Sky.

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Mattia Caldara believes Atalanta are 'making the fans dream' after their incredible 2-0 victory over Napoli at the weekend.

After having revealed that his role model is Alessandro Nesta, the 22-year-old went on to talk about his interests.

So is it true that Caldara likes to read Russian classics?

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Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez said Atalanta’s game went to plan conquering Napoli at the San Paolo and they are “on the same level as Inter, Lazio and Milan.”

Mattia Caldara bagged a brace as the Orobici earned a 2-0 victory in Naples, despite seeing Franck Kessie sent off.

“We prepared very well during the week and watched the video of the first game we played this season, so knew how to face these champions,” Gomez told Sky Sport Italia.

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Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez warns Atalanta “came to Napoli in order to pick up points, as we too want to play in Europe.”

It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and Liveblog.

“We came to Napoli in order to pick up points, as we too want to play in Europe,” the little Argentine told Mediaset Premium.

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