Molto bene, Marten
Marten De Roon has stood by his promise to deliver thousands of pizzas to the people of Bergamo pizza if Atalanta win the Champions League this season.
The Atalanta midfielder made the pledge earlier on in the season to make and deliver pizza to people in the town, and with the Serie A side just three wins away from lifting the Champions League for the first time, he has reiterated his intention to live up to his word.
Speaking in a press conference ahead of Atalanta’s quarter-final against PSG in Lisbon, the Dutchman said: “As I said, if we win the Champions League there will be pizza for more than 1,000 people.”
“However, if we lose, we will try to reach that goal again next year. I can’t support us losing. We will try again next year and we will see how it goes.”
The former Middlesbrough midfielder sees the one-legged affair against the French champions as an opportunity for Atalanta to take advantage of their underdog status.
“Playing only 90 minutes against such a strong side is easier than facing them over two legs,” he told France Football.
“We can cause an upset, even if it will be difficult. We will give our best. At the time of the draw, I thought it would be a fantastic game.
“After the first leg of the group stage, we didn’t think we could get this far. We wanted to win the last two games to qualify for the Europa League and instead it went well for us.
“The break after the championship has been good for us. We played a lot and it wasn’t easy.
“We don’t run more than the other, we do it better, given that we spend most of the matches in the opposition’s half of the pitch. Our goal is to get the ball back as high up as possible.”
