Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini was delighted with their 5-0 rout of Bologna.
The result strengthened La Dea's push to finish in second place.
“We know there are no easy games in Serie A. Bologna have caused many teams a lot of problems, we saw them play with a three-man defence against Roma and it was one of the options we prepared for," Gasperini told Sky Italia.
“We were a little frenetic at the start, and we've been making a lot of pretty simple mistakes, as we're in a rush to make the pass or have a shot. I realised if we managed to calm down a bit, we'd get back to normal."
Atalanta temporarily go into second place on 68 points, two clear of Juventus in fourth.
“I don't know how many points we'll need, but if we go in front, then the others will have to hope we mess up in order to get caught. Our destiny is in our hands, it's difficult, but we've set ourselves this target and we'll see what happens."