Bologna, El Azzouzi lights up at the Olimpico: Motta’s wildcard for the Champions League race

First to Lazio, then to Roma. He depended on Oussama El Azzouzi he would always play at the Olimpico. Jokes aside, the Moroccan midfielder (the second in the history of the Emilian club) was one of the happiest notes of yesterday evening for Bologna but, broadening the horizon further, just one of the pleasant surprises of the team coached by Thiago Motta and increasingly headed towards qualification for the Champions League. A memorable overhead kick, a sign of the quality of the boy and the confidence that the Bolognese have at this moment.

2.5 million operation
Arriving in the “Dotta” in the summer transfer window, the player signed a four-year contract with president Saputo’s club which paid a sum of around 2-2.5 million euros into the coffers of Union Saint Gilloise. A real market coup with the Italian-Brazilian coach who was able to shape the boy, making him perform at his best despite a physical problem that kept him away from the pitches for a month between November and December and the Africa Cup of Nations played in January and February.

Attendance
Despite this, the player has made 15 appearances in various competitions, three of which from the first minute in the league and one in the Italian Cup. Then the goal in the success against Lazio in the capital and finally the one yesterday. El Azzouzi, Thiago Motta’s wildcard in midfield in the race for the Champions League.