Bologna director Marco Di Vaio is glad to see Juventus coach Thiago Motta once more after final season’s success and calls Santiago Castro ‘a gem who nonetheless must be totally found.’
It kicks off on the Allianz Juventus Stadium at 17.00 GMT.
It has been a busy time for the Rossoblu, who received 4 of their final 5 Serie A matches and crushed Monza 4-0 midweek within the Coppa Italia Spherical of 16.
Nevertheless, that end result got here at a worth, as Riccardo Orsolini was dominated out for 3 weeks by a thigh pressure, with Michel Aebischer, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Oussama El Azzouzi and Nicolò Cambiaghi additionally on the therapy desk.
Di Vaio from Bologna captain to director
The final time Bologna received in Turin was 2-0 in 2010-11 with Di Vaio on course.
“It was an unbelievable night time for me and for the membership, as I believe Bologna hadn’t received right here for 30-35 years,”
“It’s a dream for me to go from captain to director, I’ve been at Bologna for 11 years and took all these steps to study alongside the way in which. Working with Giovanni Sartori was unbelievable and to qualify for the Champions League as a director of sport was outstanding.”
Thiago Motta was the coach of Bologna final season and took them to fifth place, then walked away for a brand new expertise at Juventus.
“I haven’t met him but right now, however seeing him is all the time emotional for us, as he wrote two unbelievable years within the historical past of Bologna, introduced a particular type of soccer to the crew and obtained us again into the European Cup for the primary time in over 60 years,” continued Di Vaio.
“We are able to solely thank him for 2 unbelievable years.”
Santiago Castro has impressed for the Rossoblu to date this season and
“He’s a gem who might sparkle sooner or later, however nonetheless must be totally found. He’s working arduous, has nice mentality, is keen to study and problem himself daily, that are the foundations to achieve a excessive degree,” concluded Di Vaio.