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Conte decides to leave Atalanta

07 Jan 2010 - 13:14:06

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Atalanta head coach Antonio Conte has resigned with his side deep in trouble near the foot of the Serie A table.

A 2-0 home defeat to Napoli led to protests from fans inside the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on Wednesday and Conte exited the Bergamo-based club the following morning.

He confirmed: "This is right at this time. It's me who has decided to leave.

"I already presented my resignation last night, but it was rejected. Having reflected on it all night, I then decided to present it again.

"My regret is that I couldn't do all that I had in mind, but I leave a lively squad, very lively, with which I got 13 points, so it's not a disaster.

"Is it a black mark in my career? No, if anything the black mark is that what happened yesterday with the fans."