If there is one event not to be missed this season for Olympian supporters, it is this Thursday evening at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia in Bergamo that it is happening. Atalanta Bergamo hosts OM for the second leg of the Europa League semi-final between the transalpine club and Marseille. After a courageous but frustrating match (1-1), a week ago at the Vélodrome, Jean-Louis Gasset’s players have the unique opportunity to bring back to the other side of the Alps a precious ticket for the final, which will be will take place on May 22 in Dublin, 20 years and 6 years after those lost against Valencia (at the time: UEFA Cup, Editor’s note) and Atlético de Madrid.
Facing a strong opponent, Liverpool’s defeater in the previous round, Jean-Louis Gasset, can count on an almost complete team (in the absence of Valentin Rongier until the end of the season, Editor’s note). If the Marseille coach should have fewer knots in his brain than in previous games, to line up his starting eleven, OM will need the support of his park, filled with “only” 750 supporters. The fault lies with a stadium currently undergoing renovation and whose total capacity is blocked at 15,000 seats. The atmosphere will inevitably be different from that of the Vélodrome, which impressed Gian Piero Gasperini, but one thing is certain, all those absent will be sweating hard in front of their television and some will even give way from a distance.
The match will be broadcast from 9 p.m. on M6 and Canal +. As usual, also find the live commentary of the match by us on this link so as not to miss any of the atmosphere, the latest information before kick-off and each action as if you were there.
