Atalanta, Gianluca Scamacca hero of Liverpool. Now he awaits Spalletti's call

Bergamo, 12 April 2024 – InAtalanta triumphant in Liverpool the Nerazzurri star was Gianluca Scamacca. The hero of Anfield Road. The British press today celebrates him as a phenomenon. The Star&Sport headlines 'Wham bam Scamacca'. Two goals, then the play that he started Pasalic's third goal: no Italian at Anfield had ever scored a brace in club matches (he had succeeded Pierluigi Casiraghi, with Italy against Russia, at the 1996 European Championships which were played in England). Moreover Scamacca, who did well last year but not very well in West Ham United with 7 goals but little space also due to injuries (but he won the Conference League), he has a special feeling with English stadiums: in October he had scored at Wembley with Italy then defeated 3-1. Scamacca is the Nerazzurri hero, but his sensational performance in Liverpool is almost certainly worth a mortgage on the blue shirt at the next European Championships.

Thirteen goals of the season, eight in the league and five in Europa League in seven appearances, thirteen goals in 1.584 minutes, one goal every 120 minutes. The 25-year-old Roman center forward has scored six goals in the last five weeks, two in the league in Naples and Cagliari and 4 in the Cup, two in Sporting and two at Liverpool. No Italian striker is scoring as much, no one is playing at such a high level: the Italian coach Spalletti, who didn't call him up for the American tour in March, will now have to take him to the European Championship. 

Meanwhile, Atalanta, who invested 25 million in the summer to buy him from West Ham, burning off the competition from Inter and Roma, is enjoying it: the Lazio striker can reach around 20 goals at this rate. The Nerazzurri number 90 has found continuity in performance and achievement, he has confidence in his abilities and security. AND Gasperini, who always encourages him, predicts a great future for him: “Scamacca is on a growth path to become a player of the highest level and this victory must be an injection of confidence for him too. He has the means, even physical, to become a player of the highest level, but this also applies to De Ketelaere”.