23.10 – Second draw in a row for Bologna, enough to get even closer to the Champions League: the rossoblu don’t shine under the Mole and Skorupski is the best on the pitch, but the team takes the embrace of the approximately two thousand who arrived at the Grande Torino. Soon, the technician Thiago Motta he will comment on the 0-0 draw against Torino. Follow the live text on Tuttomercatoweb.com.
11.20pm – Thiago Motta’s conference begins
Is the Champions League closer?
“A good point on a difficult pitch with a good performance. The fans pushed us again. After 22 years this club returns to Europe, now we are at kilometer 39 and there is still a few more to go. We continue, not long left and three kilometers to go: we want to try to give a good push with determination. We want to reach an unthinkable and unexpected goal for what I saw in the faces of my boys after the pre-season friendly. We are there deservedly, we can go all the way to try to get in Champions”
How was the game?
“We talked during the week, Toro is not easy to face and especially at the beginning when he is at top energy he doesn’t let you play. Then it is normal for the energy to drop during the match and it becomes more difficult to follow the man , even if they are used to doing it. When they lower their energy, we came out but we had to withstand their pressure in the first half. Whoever came on did so with the right spirit, it wasn’t possible to play good football because they don’t let you play and when they don’t have the ball they defend aggressively. It’s a good point, we’ll take it home for the next one.”
The team almost seemed bitter at not having won
“These guys are aware of the work they have done. What they do on a daily basis is something extraordinary, they improve every day and we do fantastic training sessions. This way the matches between those who start and those who take over are prepared well. The disappointment is because they always want to win, but there is also satisfaction and pride on their faces. There is a desire to be together and even in the difficulties they had a great attitude. I see that today they were a little disappointed, rightly so, but they also know where it came from we started and where we are today. It’s fantastic. We’re almost done with the marathon, I feel tired now that I’ve been talking for five minutes while the boys have been fighting and playing well since the beginning of the season. Now we want to try to go to the Champions League We’re close to finishing the season but we don’t want this goal for the Champions League.”
Are you more worried about Napoli and Juve or more positive?
“I’m very positive. Arriving at the kilometer as we arrived… What are we afraid of? Nothing. Now we will have Napoli, we will give our best with a clear head and with the satisfaction of having reached Europe. Now we want to continue and try to take a step further towards the Champions League”
Did you expect this Taurus? What did you miss?
“I expected this Toro: it’s a complete team that defends well. When they press, we have resources with Calafiori and Lucumì who played a great game. It was a match in the first half with two teams that attacked without losing balance. They are one dangerous team on crosses, we did what we had to. Then we took control of the game and had chances, it was a balanced game. We take an important point.”
11.30pm – Thiago Motta’s press conference ends
