The attacker Sebastiano Esposito spoke to the microphones of Sky Sport at the end of the match between Atalanta and Empoli, which ended with a 3-2 defeat for the Tuscans. The young striker, who scored a goal from a penalty, analyzed the match and his team's performance, expressing regret for the result, despite the good performance against the league leaders.
On converting from diskette: “The penalty? It's part of the job. The Atalanta fans tried to put pressure on me, but I was more bothered by Carnesecchi, with whom I took penalties in the national team. In the end I chose to play it safe, shooting centrally, and it was It went well. Unfortunately, however, we weren't able to bring home any points, and I'm sorry about that because we would have deserved them.”
On the relationship with Colombo and the team: “I get along well with Colombo, he's a great teammate. However, I want to say that I also got along well with Pellegri, and I'm very sorry about his injury. We are an excellent team that tries to do our best. The episodes aren't helping us lately, but we must continue on this path, which is the right one.”
Reflections on the match: “We put the league leaders in difficulty, and this is an important fact. There are no doubts about the penalty I scored, it's clear. But on their third goal there is something to review, Zaniolo probably hindered Vasquez. In the end, we would have could have done better in some situations, especially on the restarts.”
Personal balance and career choices: “In the past I made mistakes in my choices, but since I changed agent I have taken the right path. Bari, Sampdoria, and now Empoli: they are all teams that want to play football, and here with coach D'Aversa I knew I could do well thanks to my characteristics.”
