Gasperini won the Gold Bench after taking Atalanta to the Champions League round of 16 against all odds (photo Ansa)
ROME – Gian Piero Gasperini has won the 2018-2019 gold bench for the Serie A, the recognition that is assigned by the coaches to the best coach of the season. The Atalanta coach beat the competition of Massimiliano Allegri and Sinisa Mihajlovic.
Gasperini got 22 votes out of the 49 who expressed their preferences among the technicians in Coverciano. Following the most suitable was Sinisa Mihajlovic: the Bologna coach, who received the special prize of the technical sector, obtained 13 preferences. Six votes for the former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, winner of the last two editions of the award.
Gasperini: "I dedicate the Golden Bench to the players, to Percassi and to the city of Bergamo".
"It was an exceptional season: I share the prize with Percassi, the players and all of Bergamo". It is the dedication of Gasperini, winner of the golden bench for the past year.
“Our profession is very complicated – said the Atalanta coach on stage in Coverciano to collect the prize – there are many tensions at every race, not only when you lose but also when you win. But we coaches are privileged, this award is a source of great satisfaction which I also dedicate to my colleagues ".
“If I want to send a message in view of Fiorentina-Atalanta next Saturday? Absolutely yes, the last time it all went a bit too far, even on my part. Now we start from 0-0 at all levels ". So Gasperini.
"Saturday will be just a football match between two teams that play well and aim for their respective goals – continued the Atalanta coach, who at the end of the match of the Italian Cup with the viola blurted against the offensive choirs of a part of the fans – . Saturday will be an important race for both of us, we will try to do the best we can. "
As for the prize received, Gasperini commented: “This is the result of many people and many things, starting with the president of Atalanta, my players, my staff and the whole city of Bergamo, who follows us with civilization and passion . Football needs examples like Bergamo ".
Nine winners, today at the federal technical center of Coverciano, in the context of the Golden Bench, the recognition of the FIGC that with the vote of the category rewards the 'coaches' who highlighted the most in the 2018-2019 football season.
Gian Piero Gasperini and Sinisa Mihajlovic, coaches of Atalanta and Bologna, respectively won the Golden Bench for the Serie A and the special prize of the Figc technical sector.
The other awards were assigned to Fabio Liverani (Lecce, Serie B), Fabio Caserta (Juve Stabia, Lega Pro), Betty Bavagnoli (Roma, female Serie A), Alessandro Pistolesi (Empoli Ladies, female Serie B), Fulvio Colini ( Italservice Pesaro, men's 5-a-side soccer league), Gianluca Marzuoli (Montesilvano, women's 5-a-side soccer league).
Roberto Samaden, head of the youth sector of Inter, was awarded the prize in memory of Mino Favini, the historic manager at the head of the youth of Atalanta and Como (source Ansa).
Source: Blitz Quotidiano