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Atalanta Boss Gasperini Rues apos;useless apos; Friendlies Before Man City Trip (view source)
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Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has labelled international friendlies 'useless' and demanded a single international break after top scorer Duvan Zapata was ruled out of his side's trip to with an abductor strain sustained with Colombia.<br>Zapata has been in sensational form as Atalanta have risen to third in , scoring six goals in seven league matches alongside three assists.<br>The 28-year-old, who netted 28 times in 48 appearances in 2018-19 as Atalanta reached the Champions League for the first time, will be a huge miss as Gasperini attempts to mastermind a shock against a City side who are yet to concede in the competition this season.<br> Raging Atalanta boss [https://khonggiansach.net.vn/ Gian] Piero Gasperini has called for a halt to multiple international breaks<br> Gasperini and Atalanta will be without main goal threat Duvan Zapata against Manchester City<br> In-form striker Zapata was injured while on Colombia duty against Chile in Spain on Saturday<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>93 shares<br><br><br>'I reacted with an expletive,' Gasperini told , recalling the moment when he learned Zapata would be out for three weeks following [https://www.blogrollcenter.com/?s=Colombia%27s%20goalless Colombia's goalless] draw with Chile in Alicante.<br> <br> 'It is useless to go around the world and play friendlies with no meaning. The players are subjected to a whirlwind tour of 12 to 13 days where there is nothing at stake. And then we complain that the number of injuries increases.'<br>Zapata scored [https://www.exeideas.com/?s=Atalanta%27s Atalanta's] only goal in the Champions League so far with the opener against Shakhtar at the San Siro, only for the visitors to come from behind to hand the Italians a second defeat following their 4-0 loss at Dinamo Zagreb.<br>'We hope that this mess caused by the national teams is ended,' urged Gasperini, questioning the need for international breaks in September, October and November.<br> Gasperini's side arrive in Manchester in search of their first Champions League Group C point<br> Manchester City and Gabriel Jesus are top of the group after winning their opening two games<br> Zapata (top row, second from right) has scored Atalanta's solitary goal in the tournament so far<br>'The championship cannot be stopped three times in three months. At this point, it is better to concentrate the challenges of the national teams into a single break.<br>'Some matches are not watched by anyone - they are useless from both a technical-tactical point of view and an entertainment point of view.' <br>The only team making their group stage debut this season face an arduous task at City, who won 3-0 at Shakhtar and 2-0 at home to Dinamo to take their goals tally to 19 in their last six Champions League matches.<br>Atalanta played two friendlies in England this summer, beating Norwich 4-1 and losing 2-1 to Leicester.<br>Zapata failed to score in either game, entering in the second half at Carrow Road and being replaced at half-time at the King Power Stadium.<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>93 shares<br><br><br> <br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br><br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);