The Bologna striker Santiago Castro spoke to the Argentine network Radio Velez 670 from the retreat of the Argentine Under 23 national team: “In general, everyone impressed me. A player who surprises me every day is Zirkzee. He is really complete: he plays, he has strength, he’s a crack and he’s humble. Joshua and I talk a lot, and I’m happy with his present. Zirkzee and Milan aren’t done. If Bologna gets another striker, will they have to continue working to earn their place in the Champions League? In the end there has been a revolution in the city. I arrived halfway through the season, the team had a very good level and played very good games, but the veterans of the group and the coach convinced us to think game by game and not all the time about the Champions League, because The more you think about it, the worse it gets.
On Thiago Motta: “A phenomenon in every sense. The first day he told me that one thing he wanted from the players was for them to always train to the maximum. The welcome from my teammates? The first week Ferguson, the captain, and other teammates welcomed me taken out to dinner. I get along well with everyone and then we have the 2004 gang with Bagnolini, Corazza and Urbanski. When I arrived in Bologna I weighed 81 kilos, now I weigh 85: I gained 4 kilos of muscle mass. In Italy we work a lot, we do a lot of training, Serie A football is faster.”
Lautaro’s welcome?
“I was at home, I look at my phone and I see two notifications. Lautaro had sent me a message to congratulate me on my move to Bologna.”
