Gasperini: “If they continue like this, it will be football suicide”

What do you think of what happened with the expulsion?

“We were waiting for this match and we couldn't play it the way we wanted. We couldn't enjoy it. They ruined it. We had to defend and we did well, but this was not the game we wanted ”.

Do you still believe in the classification?

“To qualify we have to win in Madrid, there is nothing else to think about. The penalty is that goal, which was rare, a right hand from Mendy … A shame ”.

What did you think of the performance of yours?

“They did well, but we had prepared another type of match. The spirit we had in mind was totally different. 11 against 11 would have been very different and much more beautiful. It makes us very angry. “

Are you angry with the referee?

“Crashes are part of the football game, they want to take them out and if they continue like this, it will be suicide for football. We cannot have referees who never played and who do not know how to realize what happened. What happened tonight “It's incredible. If they didn't get it, let them change jobs. They also have the VAR images, they have everything to avoid mistakes. This is not missile science, eh. You don't have to be a NASA engineer to understand this.” Anyway, we are satisfied. We are going to Madrid to play our game. “

Toloi: “For me it was not red”

The Italian-Brazilian Rafael Toloi, Atalanta defender, regretted this Wednesday the expulsion of his Swiss teammate Remo Freuler in the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League lost 0-1 against Real Madrid and considered that the referee made the wrong decision.

“We have fought to the end. Playing against Madrid is difficult, with ten it is even more so. The play of the red for me is not red. There was (the Argentine defender, Cristian) Romero and the ball did not go towards the goal. With ten everything was more difficult, “said Toloi at the end of the game, in statements to” Sky Sport. “” We played a great game, we defended well, we are alive and today we saw that we can be a friend to Real Madrid, “he added.

“For me we must go there to win, but today with one less we had some important situation, whenever we jump their pressure we had spaces to play. We must also do it in Madrid to try to pass the round,” said Toloi. “We are strong, we play as a team, we can do well against anyone. Obviously the taste is bitter, we are sorry, but we still have the second game and we can do it well“, he concluded. -EFE