Palladino: ‘Only half-time, Atalanta think positive, but Kovac protests too much’

Raffaele Palladino maintains Atalanta can turn the Champions League play-off around with Borussia Dortmund, as it’s ‘only the first half,’ and reveals the cause of tension with Nico Kovac.

It was a bad start in Dortmund, partly because kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes when the hosts were late getting to the stadium due to a traffic jam.

That didn’t seem to affect them, as they scored within three minutes thanks to Serhou Guirassy’s towering header, then the same player set up Maximilian Beier for 2-0 just before half-time.