Vincenzo Italiano outlines the place Bologna have to be extra alert and efficient if they’re to interrupt the disaster towards Lazio within the Coppa Italia quarter-final. ‘We should battle for each ball.’
It kicks off on the Stadio Dall’Ara on Wednesday at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
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The winners will likely be determined after 90 minutes or go on to a penalty shoot-out, as there isn’t a provision for further time.
Whoever emerges will then go on to play Atalanta in a two-legged semi-final.
Italiano coping with Bologna disaster
BOLOGNA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Vincenzo Italiano head coach of Bologna FC in the course of the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Parma Calcio 1913 at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
Though Bologna are the reigning Coppa Italia holders and reached the Supercoppa Italiana Last, dropping to Napoli in December, their current Serie A kind has been dismal.
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For the reason that begin of December, they scraped only one Serie A victory, three attracts and eight defeats,
“We should battle for each ball, figuring out that any state of affairs can turn into beneficial, for instance within the build-up to the Christian Ordonez aim for Parma,”
“That is after we want dedication and presence. I ask all of the gamers to learn the sport, to have a better sense of hazard.
“We additionally should create extra scoring alternatives, that’s the key to rising from this troublesome second. We all know the trail that we’ve got to take.”
BOLOGNA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 03: Vincenzo Italiano head coach of Bologna FC in the course of the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and AC Milan at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on February 03, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
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Balancing Serie A, the Coppa Italia, Europa League and Supercoppa Italiana is proving to be fairly a pressure on Bologna’s assets this season.
“What shocked me essentially the most is how a lot power we waste, we’re struggling to recuperate from one match to the following. Our focus must be on preparation and learning the opponents.”
Lazio have modified fairly a bit within the January switch window, with some gamers leaving and others like Kenneth Taylor and Petar Ratkov arriving.
“Lazio achieved a terrific consequence towards an on kind Juventus on the weekend, however Maurizio Sarri and I do know one another effectively. We’ve obtained to place in an impeccable efficiency if we’re to achieve the semi-final,” concluded Italiano.
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Torbjorn Heggem and Lorenzo De Silvestri are out of motion.
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