Giuntoli confident Atalanta on right track with Sarri | OneFootball

“It isn’t such an easy change for these players to Sarri’s ideas, but they are following him and we are confident we’ve made the right decision,” Giuntoli told DAZN Italia.

The match with Sassuolo at the New Balance Stadium kicks off at 19.45 UK time, 20.45 CEST.

La Dea opened their season with a 0-0 draw against Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the first leg of the Conference League play-off. The shift to Sarri’s 4-3-3 after more than a decade with a three-man defence has proved tricky.

It has been a busy summer, with veterans like Berat Djimsiti departing. “We have many talented centre-backs, yesterday we signed Eljif Elmas, a lad who Sarri knows well. He’s a Joker in the pack who can play on the wing or in central midfield,” he said.

“There was an opportunity with Elmas and we gladly took it. We’ve always thought about this type of player, so we moved quickly also thanks to him.”

Injuries are already piling up, with Thomas Kristensen, Isak Hien, Honest Ahanor and Kamaldeen Sulemana out for this evening’s game against Sassuolo.

Source: Football Italia

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