Italiano: ‘Bologna turning level was Champions League’
Vincenzo Italiano believes Champions League participation was a ‘turning level’ for to be on the verge of their first Coppa Italia Ultimate since 1974.
The Rossoblu had drawn each Serie A video games 1-1 with Empoli, however had been dominant right here on the Stadio Castellani, an enviornment the place Italiano had by no means gained earlier than in his teaching profession.
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Riccardo Orsolini continued his exceptional kind to open the scoring, adopted by a Thijs Dallinga brace, the striker ending his purpose drought after greater than two months.
“We needed to offer ourselves likelihood of going by within the second leg,”
“We had the correct strategy from the beginning, scoring early after which going into the break at 2-0. We managed to attain a 3rd too, however I feel the strategy and angle was key, together with our followers coming to the coaching floor yesterday and the starvation in my lads to place on this efficiency.
“Now we go into the second leg with a 3-0 benefit, we gained the primary ‘half’ of the tie and can attempt to do the identical within the second.”
Italiano noticed Bologna change gear after Europe
BOLOGNA, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Vincenzo Italiano, Head Coach of Bologna, offers directions to Emil Holm throughout the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Part MD7 match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on January 21, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
This was a sixth consecutive victory in all competitors for Bologna, who in 2025 have misplaced just one match, incomes 11 wins and 5 attracts.
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“We stated many instances that the Champions League participation taught us a lot, as we confronted among the greatest groups in Europe with a special stage of tempo and depth. We took all these classes, particularly the psychological enhance of beating Borussia Dortmund on a magical evening, and carried it on to the opposite competitions.
“It allow us to climb again up the Serie A standings and attain the Coppa Italia semi-final. I do really feel the Champions League marked a turning level for this crew,” defined Italiano.
Remo Freuler and Lewis Ferguson had been the keys to dominating the match in the course of the park, agreed the coach.
“The midfield is usually the place video games are gained and misplaced. Remo and Lewis had been implausible tonight, so aggressive and had high quality too, it was considered one of their greatest performances. They’ve been right here a few years, Lewis is the captain, they usually really need Bologna to realize one thing extraordinary.
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“The membership hasn’t been within the Coppa Italia Ultimate for a very long time, so all of us have this dream and the lads gave their all to assist it occur.”
Bologna are on monitor to succeed in the Coppa Italia Ultimate for , having gained the trophy in each 1970 and 1974.
Italiano is proving himself to be a Cup specialist, collaborating within the Coppa Italia and Convention League Ultimate with Fiorentina in 2023, then once more the Convention League Ultimate in 2024.
It was put to the coach that his forwards all the time have a tendency to attain plenty of objectives, so is it his type or does he choose good forwards?
“When you could have a participant like Orsolini who is nearly distinctive in his type of being a large attacker, you must benefit from it. We’ve many various gamers who scored this season, which implies we’re attacking from completely different angles.
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“I’m actually happy for Dallinga, who hadn’t scored for some time and had been coping with an harm. Everybody is aware of what a lift it’s for a striker to get objectives, so we hope he can maintain going like this.
“So let’s say it’s 99 per cent all the way down to the gamers and as a coach I’ll take 1 per cent for myself,” smiled Italiano.