Bologna supervisor Vincenzo Italiano says he’s cautious of the menace Celtic will pose after they meet in Italy tonight within the Europa League.
The Rossoblu usually are not in good kind having gained simply one in every of their previous 9 Serie A video games.
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Nevertheless, they’ve fared higher in Europe, shedding simply as soon as to sit down thirteenth within the desk, 11 spots above Celtic, who occupy the ultimate play-off spot.
“We’ve got to focus solely on the sport and this competitors with out the rest that might impression our efficiency,” Italiano mentioned.
“We have to shield our place and ideally get extra factors. We would like a high eight-place however at the very least make the play-off.
“We’ll should be nearly as good as we had been within the different European video games this season and possibly much more.
“Celtic is a troublesome group although they are not going via their finest second. The gained towards Feyenoord. In the event you do not listen they can provide you issues.”
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Italiano led Bologna to their first main silverware in over 5 a long time after they beat AC Milan to raise the Coppa Italia final season, however they’ve struggled for kind this marketing campaign which continued with Sunday’s 2-1 house defeat by lowly Fiorentina.
“We bought it unsuitable towards Fiorentina,” he mentioned.
“On Thursday we have now a terrific likelihood to do effectively, we have now to place in a terrific efficiency as a result of that is what the opponent requires. Complete focus.
“We studied a few of their video games with Martin O’Neill and the system they play is much like how Fiorentina play. A 4-3-3, their midfielders are very quick.
“We need to get via in any manner doable and we may doubtlessly do one thing massive for the remainder of the season.”
[BBC]