mo4ch:> Gian Piero Gasperini: The renaissance man of Italian football | Mo4ch News

The 62-year-old manager has ushered in a new era at Atalanta with his no-holds-barred philosophy...Atalanta B.C. is located at a small Italian town called Bergamo with a population of 1,20,000. Their home stadium, the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, doesn't even meet the requirements to host a UEFA Champions League match and therefore, have adopted the iconic San Siro as their Euopean home.But playing away from familiar conditions has not hampered their debut run in Europe's elite club football competition. And the credit goes to a certain 62-year-old manager Gian Piero Gasperini, who considers himself to be the Alex Ferguson of Bergamo.He had a nervy start to his time at Atalanta in 2016. But soon, the young squad took to the coach's unconventional 3-4-2-1 formation and they ended up finishing fourth in Seria A. In the following season, they crashed out of the Europa League in the Round of 32 against Borussia Dortmund and finished seventh in the league which prompted …