On the day of the return to the Dall’Ara of two protagonists of the historic qualification for the Champions League obtained by Bologna within the walls of the city stadium, a novelty hovers in the rossoblù house. After the farewell of Thiago Motta, the announcement of the new coach who will lead Bologna in the Europa format is expected in Bologna. The name of Vincenzo Italiano has been among the hottest for several days but to date the negotiation seems to have slowed down, due to the reflections on the future that the former Fiorentina player has asked to make.
For a coach who has yet to sanction his union with the rossoblù, today there are those who will return to the Dall’Ara field after having signed his marriage with the Bolognese club 6 years ago, becoming the flag of the Bolognese team. This is Riccardo Orsolini, the winger who arrived under the Two Towers from Juventus, finding a home that welcomed him and where he was able to grow, so much so that he became the idol of many fans and the face of Bologna in the Champions League. “Tomorrow, in Bologna, Orsolini will play” said Spalletti on the eve of the friendly match between Italy and Turkey which will be played today: at his home, within his walls and his people, Orsolini will take to the field wearing the national team shirt major, objective achieved thanks to a year to remember, in which the number 7 reached 10 seasonal goals.
Thiago Motta was an accomplice, in a growth that also passed from the awareness that “every training session must be lived like a match”, explained Orsolini himself a few months ago. Now that maturity has been reached and that the national team could bring further awareness, the Bear is ready to lead a new group also in the knowledge of a coach who will have an important task: guiding Bologna in Europe, 60 years after the last time. So what are the reflections, for Italiano and for all the pretenders.
