Percassi: ‘Atalanta will decide at the end of the season’

“There isn’t long to go, so we want to be concentrated on these remaining matches and then decide once that is done, as is our tradition.

“Every match is an opportunity to clarify the situation, our ambition is to keep growing, so we’ll see how the season ends. We need to defend seventh place, all I can say is that we want to do well.”

The focus now is on next season, and it remains to be seen if coach Palladino will be confirmed, having taken over from sacked Ivan Juric.

“We have always been very clear with the coach. I like to discuss these things once the season is completed, and we will do that this time too, but the dialogue is open and there is an honest rapport,” said Percassi.

If Atalanta finish seventh, it could technically be enough to qualify for the Conference League, but only if Inter beat Lazio to lift the Coppa Italia on Wednesday.

BERGAMO, ITALY – MAY 02: Raffaele Palladino of Atalanta BC looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Genoa CFC at Gewiss Stadium on May 02, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)

“There are teams competing for the Champions League and Europa League, if Atalanta did qualify for the Conference League, it would be a different result to one we’ve had in recent years, but still a solid result.

“There are teams this season like Como who were not in the top six last season, so Serie A is very competitive, we need to be ambitious to retain these European positions.”