Bad, or rather very bad news from the rossoblù infirmary: the tests to which the British midfielder underwent in the last few hours have highlighted the injury to the cruciate ligament in his right knee and the captain from Bologna will need to resort to surgery. A stop that promises to be decidedly long and which unfortunately will cost Lewis Ferguson both the end of the season with the Bologna shirt and the German European Championship scheduled for a couple of months.
Essential pivot
An essential player on the rossoblù tactical board, in this championship the former Aberdeen player has taken the field in 31 games out of the 32 total, collecting a total of 2,178 minutes and enriching everything with 6 goals and 4 assists. To these data, then, two appearances, one assist and 210 minutes in the Italian Cup must be added. Numbers aside, however, it is his technical-tactical skills that make him a fundamental element for Motti’s balance and his absence will open a dangerous chasm in the crucial area of the pitch.
Who in his place?
As mentioned, replacing him will certainly not be a simple task: beyond Thiago’s esteem for the all-rounder Urbanski, all the clues for the role of “new starter” at the center of the attacking trio behind Zirkzee would point to Giovanni Fabbian. Due to his physical characteristics, feeling with the goal and temperament, the former Reggina player would seem to be the most suitable profile so as not to make the Scotsman regret it and Motta has already amply demonstrated that he has no fear in throwing his young raider into the fray. In this, his first year in Serie A, in fact, the player born in 2003 surprised everyone with his ability to sacrifice and his scoring streak, inflating the net on 5 occasions and distributing 2 winning passes to his teammates in the approximately 900 minutes in which he has been employed so far. in the championship.
And Karlsson?
Who knows, however, if between now and the end of the hostility the Swedish attacking midfielder will be able to carve out an important space for himself in the Italian-Brazilian coach’s hierarchies. At the moment, his season is clearly shrouded in shadow: thanks to an injury, in fact, the former AZ player has made just 7 appearances between Serie A and the Italian Cup and since he returned completely to Motta’s disposal he has never managed to convince the coach to have significant playing time. The ligament injury suffered by “Captain Fergie”, however, could change the hierarchies and open up new scenarios of revenge also for the long-awaited Scandinavian talent. After all, everyone (but everyone) will be needed to defend the Champions League position in this hard-fought final sprint.
