Spalletti’s visit to Casteldebole, the coach’s dialogue with the three players in the blue group and the extra motivations of the rossoblù in the running for Italy’s call in view of the next European Championships may have an impact on the formation choices.
Thiago Motta has a doubt in his department and Calafiori, Fabbian and Orsolini hope to win in the race for the starting shirt in the Maradona match which can fulfill the Champions League dream.
Calafiori is within a booking of a booking and at risk of disqualification in the event of a yellow card for the match against Juventus which put him in the crosshairs, but Motta should field him anyway.
Beukema returns, but he too is warned of a booking and so the second round is with Lucumi, with a view to saving a possible disqualification among the central players for the next match. In midfield it’s a toss-up between Fabbian and El Azzouzi, the latter starting in the rossoblù’s latest away campaign in Rome.
But Bologna need goals for the feat and Fabbian is the one who, after Ferguson, has shown the most confidence in scoring in midfield and hopes to succeed. For the same reason, Orsolini is pawing after three consecutive benches. Traveling towards confirmation, however, are Posch and Kristiansen in the defense lanes, who together with Aebischer hope to find the first goal of the season, given that Napoli, in the last few outings, have conceded goals from players who had not scored for at least a year (Cerri , Abraham and Success). In the midfield, space for captain Freuler, with Saelemaekers and Zirkzee ready to close the trident.
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