Colantuono hails team effort
September 22, 2011 16:19:56 UK
Stefano Colantuono has hailed his Atalanta players after their win over Lecce wiped out their points deduction.
Atalanta began the season with a six-point deduction following a match-fixing investigation but have lifted themselves off the bottom of the Serie A table just three matches into the season. German Denis scored either side of the break to seal a 2-1 win on Wednesday, with Djamel Mesbah netting for the home side.
Our primary objective was to cancel out the penalty early, and we did.
Stefano Colantuono
"We are proud of this, but are we the first to have such a penalty? I don't think so, and it is not our only goal," said Colantuono.
"Our primary objective was to cancel out the penalty early, and we did. We have already out a team behind us and that is why I am proud.
"I hope this is point of origin, rather than a destination for us, so we must continue and not give an inch. On Sunday against Novara we will have a difficult match."
Atalanta are 1.83 to defeat Novara, who can be backed at 10.00 to win 1-0. A 2-2 draw is at 17.00.
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