It is probably one of the best moments of his career and he goes further. Luis Fernando Muriel is the man of the moment in Italy due to his wonderful performance with Atalanta.
Last Sunday he scored a goal and assisted in the victory with Napoli with 4-2, thus reaching 14 goals in 21 games played. Incredible numbers for the third highest scorer in the Italian tournament along with figures such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ciro Inmobile.
Regarding the above, the famous Italian journalist Sandro Piccinini praised the Colombian striker at “Sky Sports”, even compared him to Ronaldo Nazario and assured that he could be decisive against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
“The real phenomenon of Serie A is played in Atalanta: it is Luis Muriel. This player is very strong and showed it against Napoli. Not only because of the objectives, he makes incredible games with a lot of calm, the serenity of the champion. In some plays he remembers Ronaldo “The Phenomenon”, he expressed.
In this regard, he also congratulated coach Gian Piero Gasperini for “improving him in many ways”, especially as a second striker. Remember that Muriel usually enters the accessories of each game instead of Duván Zapata, his compatriot or Josip Ilicic.
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Finally, Piccinini stressed that the Santo Tomás-born Atlántico has accepted his secondary role “with extreme silence” and is therefore developing as the main weapon against Real Madrid.
“The Spaniards, in my opinion, will be worried. If he plays to the maximum, Atalanta will be superior. I say something strong, but I see it that way. Of course, experience matters in Europe, but Real Madrid has a questionable defensive back “, he concluded.