Beppe Marotta spoke to DAZN microphones a few minutes before the kickoff of Atalanta vs Inter, a key Scudetto match in the 29th round of Serie A. The president shared his thoughts on the upcoming match for the Nerazzurri.
Atalanta vs Inter, Beppe Marotta’s statements
Are Inter’s results taken for granted? Yes, but I’d say most of all that there’s excessive criticism when we don’t achieve positive results. We have to find a balance, but also manage this criticism by turning it into positive motivation. That is our role. We represent a prestigious club with ambitious goals.
Repeating a championship victory the following year is always more difficult than winning it the first time. The fact we haven’t won head-to-head matches is just a statistics, but what really counts is our approach to the game. How this match unfolds will impact the rest of our season. Clearly, I consider this game as an important test to pass against a very strong team with a real chance to compete for the Scudetto. For this reason, along with Napoli, they are our direct rivals.
Atalanta’s current position isn’t a coincidence, it is the outcome of a winning model built through the years. Cagliari and Verona were winning examples from provincial Italian realities, but they weren’t able to sustain it. However, Atalanta has repeatedly produced positive results even on an international stage for years now. This isn’t luck but a successful model based on competence and passion, leveraging crowd support as their most impactful asset.
