Atalanta midfielder Marten de Roon has confirmed his unavailability for the Europa League Final against Bayer Leverkusen, labelling it as his worst nightmare.

The Dutch player, who was visibly emotional when substituted during Wednesday’s Coppa Italia Final against Juventus due to a suspected knee injury, had his absence confirmed by coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

However, De Roon took to social media to personally confirm the heartbreaking news, expressing his disbelief and sorrow. In a poignant post, he shared, “A few days ago I never thought I’d write these words, I can’t play the Europa League final. What should’ve been the most important week of my career, became the biggest nightmare.”

Marten de Roon

This season he played in total 5 times for 377 minutes for Coppa Italia.

Marten de Roon didn’t score any goal for Atalanta. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 5th in Coppa Italia. In the last match Atalanta lost 1-0 against Juventus.

Atalanta performance and stats

In the last 5 games, it has won 3 times and lost twice. In its last match, Atalanta lost 0-1 against Juventus.​​