Gasperini praises 'incredible' Atalanta history-makers

Atalanta swept aside German champions Leverkusen 3-0 who were unbeaten in 51 games in all competitions before Wednesday night's final in Dublin. The Italians won their first trophy in over six decades with a sensational display of attacking football capped by Ademola Lookman's hat-trick.

"It's an amazing feeling. The boys were incredible, the performance that they put in this evening was wonderful," said Gasperini to 'Sky Sport'. "You can't just defend in matches like this. We knew about this type of team that they're really good going forward but not so good if you force them to defend. It went well right from the beginning.

"More than anything else it's also about how we did it. We absolutely deserved to win. We're so happy because to win the Europa league is a huge achievement for us", told coach whose future in the club is to be discussed within the week.