Mario Pašalić: “Another great match”

Mario Pašalić scored the first of the two goals in the win against Napoli and it was "heavy", one of the many important ones scored by the Croatian: "We played another great match". Here is the interview with the Croatian midfielder.

An important goal for a heavy win against one of the most in-form teams of the league, just like you.

Napoli had started off well in these games, after a long break. But we played another great match once again, especially defensively. Then we scored some goals, that's what we always do. It was an important win, which pushes us ahead. We must keep going like this, we started off really well, strongly. We must keep going like this.

It was a first half of 'study', let's say, and then the restart in the second half was powerful. That's where you won the game.

Yes, we scored 3 minutes after the restart in the second half. This played in our favour. It was easier to control the game after that.

It's nine straight wins for Atalanta, seven in Serie A and it's a record. You're making all your fans smile.

That's awesome. Before we restarted after this forced break, we told ourselves we should make our Atalanta fans smile, as they've suffered a lot. We're doing it and must keep doing it.

Mario, the last two wins over Napoli came thanks to two decisive goals scored by you and this is your first goal as a 100% Atalanta player.

Yes! It's amazing. I'm always trying to help the team. It doesn't matter the position the coach decides for me, I'm always ready. I'm trying to help. The best way to help is by scoring, but I can't always do that. I'm always there to help the squad.

This Serie A restart is really intense, are you immediately focusing on Cagliari or is there any time to cheer for this win over Napoli?

It's the same for everybody. We play every three days. We'll immediately focus on Cagliari from tomorrow, as it's another important match. We must continue like this, we must keep this winning streak and let's keep going.