Remo Freuler could possibly be Bologna’s secret weapon within the Europa League assembly with Roma. ‘I understand how Gian Piero Gasperini performs off by coronary heart.’
The primary leg of this Spherical of 16 tie kicks off on the Stadio Dall’Ara on Thursday at 17.45 GMT (18.45 CET).
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It’s secure to say the 2 groups have few surprises in retailer, contemplating this , however some are much more tuned in.
Gasperini and Freuler are outdated mates
epa11176229 Bologna’s Remo Freuler jubilates after scoring throughout the Italian Serie A soccer match Bologna FC vs Hellas Verona FC at Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, 23 February 2024. EPA-EFE/ELISABETTA BARACCHI
Freuler made 254 appearances underneath Roma coach Gasperini once they labored collectively at Atalanta from 2016 to 2022, scoring 20 targets and offering 23 assists.
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“I understand how Gasperini performs off by coronary heart, even when he too has modified some issues in his type over current years,”
“The foundations are nonetheless roughly the identical, and I will probably be very joyful to see him once more tomorrow.”
Gasperini is maintaining a couple of choices to the final minute, and now makes use of two gamers within the trequartista function supporting a centre-forward, particularly as there are such a lot of accidents in assault.
“I do know the changes he makes too, whether or not he performs with three upfront or an additional midfielder, I do know the ideas he has in his thoughts. We’ll see what occurs.”
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TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 18: AS Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini appears on throughout the Serie A match between Torino FC and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on January 18, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Freuler left Atalanta in 2022 for Nottingham Forest, however returned inside a yr to Serie A, the place he’s having fun with a brand new lease of life with Bologna.
This implies he had already departed by the point Atalanta gained the Europa League trophy, however he did expertise some European success there.
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“I keep in mind how we danced after the sport towards Shakhtar Donetsk, after we certified for the Champions League Spherical of 16. I nonetheless really feel that pleasure, simply as I do our tremendous rapport each on and off the sector,” mentioned the Switzerland worldwide.
“The primary leg is all the time an essential end result so we will go into the decider with confidence. We need to hold going within the Europa League.
“Sadly, we picked Roma within the draw, who with all due respect to the others are harder to play towards than KRC Genk.”