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Gasperini admits Atalanta lucky with late victory over Torino

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini admits they were lucky to defeat Torino on Saturday.

Gasperini concedes they did not deserve to beat Torino 2-1 in injury-time.

Roberto Piccoli struck the winner at the 93rd minute.

“We did not deserve to win that game," confessed Gasperini to DAZN.

“It is very satisfying to win it at the death, but we need to get some players back in shape and really need a better performance in future.

“We were really lucky tonight, it was a difficult match. Our whole performance was below par, Torino were more reactive on the second ball every time.

“Even on a physical level, we didn't hold out well enough against them, we were shoved off the ball too easily.

“Muriel was struggling by half-time and he'll have to be evaluated over the next few days."

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