The rossoblù fans are struggling to contain their emotion as they rewind the tape of the incredible match against Roma at the Olimpico with their eyes, also retracing the satisfaction that the team is giving to the city, now buzzing with the Champions League dream that getting closer and closer. And their voice can only say one thing: “This is a great Bologna”. The club’s fans say it openly at Bar Sorriso, in via Corticella, the cradle of the rossoblù spirit for Bolognina.
“The match against Roma was immense – says Biagio Loria –. The Giallorossi were in great shape, but Bologna managed to keep up with them. Not everyone expected it”. Now the thought of the highest European cup becomes brighter. “It would be a great recognition – smiles Loria –, I want to think positively. We are a step forward. And it is nice that the city also plays with the team, from the most to the least fond: all united to support the BFC”. A great Bologna that the very young had only been able to imagine through the Playstation, until the turning point. “For a young man like me, seeing this Bologna is a dream that I hope never ends – admits Andrea Savioli –. I only got to this level with video games. This season must be a starting point to stay at the top”. In short, “the great Bologna is no longer just that of Bulgarelli, Savoldi or Signori – concludes Savioli –. It can finally be considered a cornerstone of contemporary Italian football. I am proud to support the rossoblù: after the darkness, faith has paid off , and we’re back.”
Between one chat and another, sitting at the bar tables, our thoughts always turn to Motta’s team. “I am thrilled by the play expressed by the team, which dominates and has control of the matches, one of the few that really plays football – comments Angelo Bonfiglioli –. It may be thanks to the players and the coach, but in my opinion the spirit was already present with Sinisa. Now we can see the results, which reward the company.” It is the first time that “I have seen Bologna so high – adds Bonfiglioli –. And such an intense atmosphere, which involves everyone, has never been felt. In the corner, then, the atmosphere cannot be described. I will watch the matches that they are missing and I will also go to follow the team in the summer retreat.”
Words also shared by Daniele Cabuli, who saw “the last championship won, listening to the match on the radio – he explains –. The current climb is not accidental, and it is perhaps the best football there is in Italy. The satisfaction is double: the city needed it and it is worthy of the position we have.” Even those who followed Bologna sporadically at the beginning of the season have now become passionate. “We only followed the team on TV – say Antonella Campana and Francesca Simone –. Then we started to become more and more interested, until we became stadium fans: we always buy tickets, in the hope of being able to travel to Europe as soon as possible”.
