Rakitic says 'anything is possible' as he backs Atalanta because of Pasalic | OneFootball

Ivan Rakitic, Hajduk Split’s technical director, declared his support for Atalanta after conducting today’s Champions League Round of 16 draw in Nyon, where they landed Bayern Munich. The Bergamo side are Serie A’s only representative at this stage.

“I’m an Atalanta fan because of Mario Pasalic, one of my favourite players for a few years,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

“I support Atalanta. They showed against Dortmund that if you believe and work hard, you can reach certain results.”

“Now anything can happen in two games. They must push, believe and work hard. Then they have Mario Pasalic, so anything is possible.”

Atalanta reached the last 16 by knocking out Borussia Dortmund in the knockout play-off, winning 4-3 on aggregate. They overturned a 2-0 first-leg defeat in Germany with a 4-1 victory in Bergamo.

Rakitic won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015, scoring in the 3-1 Final win against Juventus.

Source: Football Italia