Palladino: ‘Atalanta made silly mistakes, but top 8 only a dream’

Raffaele Palladino insists he is not too worried after Atalanta’s 1-0 defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise, as a top eight Champions League spot ‘was only ever a dream.’

La Dea had been the best-placed Italian team going into the final round of the league phase, although they could’ve already been in the top eight if not for falling asleep in last week’s 3-2 defeat to Athletic Club.

They were disappointing again in Belgium this evening, losing 1-0 to Union Saint-Gilloise, who scored when...