Pafos is excellent: Sarri praises Sapienza and his team

Ahead of Atalanta's clash with Pafos, Maurizio Sarri praised the technical quality of Riccardo Sapienza's side and called on his players to show full commitment.

According to "Varesh Se", Atalanta will host Paphos Cyprus in their first match in the league stage of the European Conference League on Thursday night. In the press conference before this match, Maurizio Sarri dedicated a significant part of his speech to praising the team under the guidance of the former head coach of Esteghlal.

"I expect a very difficult match," Sarri said about Atalanta's Cypriot opponent. "In Italy, the level of small and medium-sized teams has increased significantly, and exactly the same thing has happened in European football."

Atalanta's head coach went on to praise the quality of the work of Ricardo Sapinto and the technical staff of Paphos and added: "Paphos is a great team that, thanks to the very good technical work done in it, was close to advancing to the round of 16." "This team has players who have a high ability to circulate and keep the ball."

He then emphasized how Atalanta faced Sapinto's team: "We all have to be completely humble. Such an approach will help us enter this match in the best possible way."

Sari also announced the possibility of extensive changes in his team's composition and said: "Until now, we have only done recovery exercises. This is modern football and I totally agree with the team's organized supporters. "Everything is moving in a hurry, but we have to be on the field with as much strength as possible."

He also explained about the selection of Atalanta's team: "It is not yet clear which players will be on the field. We evaluate the conditions. "Right now, it's absolutely essential that we keep as many players as possible ready and involved in the tournament in order to cope with this tight schedule."

In the end, Sari said about the technical and physical conditions of his team: "We have to find out whether our problem is mental or is completely related to physical issues. Data related to physical fitness show that our indicators are at the level of top European teams. So we may have suffered in other areas, especially mentally and tactically."