Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini has warned his side about the threat Liverpool possesses ahead of the second leg of the Europa League tie between the two teams.

As a result, Jürgen Klopp's men were limited to a place in the Europa League for the 2023/24 campaign — and were widely considered favorites to win the competition until the shock result last week.

Despite the tough three-goal deficit, Liverpool has been handed a glimmer of hope by Atalanta's manager Gasperini, after he fired a stern warning to his squad following the latest round of domestic fixtures in Italy.

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Gianluca Scamacca — who registered a brace against Liverpool — scored the opening goal and set up his teammate Éderson for the second effort before the game quickly changed.

As the second half began, relegation-battlers Verona scored two quick-fire goals within the space of four minutes to level the scoreline.

The game went on to finish 2-2, as Gasperini fired a serious warning to his side about what Liverpool could do if Atalanta played the same way on Thursday after they squandered the opportunity to close the gap on AS Roma in fifth place.

“I’ve seen Liverpool score three in six minutes in a Champions League final against Milan!

Liverpool can take confidence from the Verona result that if they score one against Atalanta, the floodgates could open.