The most optimistic people in the small Italian city of Bergamo
did not expect this exciting adventure for the city team “Atalanta”
in its first appearance in the European Champions League,
so a third of the city crawled to watch their team achieve
a new miracle in the championship against Valencia, Spain.
Italian press reports talked about one out of every 3 of the city’s 120,000 residents traveling 40 km,
specifically to the San Siro stadium in the nearby city of Milan,
to watch their team harden their Spanish guest 4-1 in heavy roles
The elimination of the tournament, specifically the round of 16.
The Italian media carried a written message from a student
who had to sign his father asking for permission to be absent from the study
for reasons he described in his letter as “historical and cultural”,
stressing that the city is living an event unprecedented in its history.
The mayor of the city, Giorgio Gori, retweeted the letter of Eduardo,
in official recognition of the importance of the event in their city,
and it also constituted the official approval of his request.
Analysts described Atlanta’s career in the championship as a miracle,
as it was about to get out of the group stage as a bottom for his group,
but the team succeeded in winning its last two games to qualify with great difficulty.
His superiority over the Valencia team, which he outperforms in the Champions League,
is by far one of the biggest surprises of the tournament,
which Atalanta is now her black horse.
