Don’t call it a miracle anymore. After having qualified for the next Champions League, the Bologna is following up his unforgettable season also atEuropean in Germany. The rossoblù players have in fact collected the highest number of participations in the goals of the continental competition: seven between goals and assists, the last of which, that of Calafiori, was worth the goal of the qualification of Italy to the round of 16, scored by Zaccagni. Better than Bayern Munich and Barcelona, second with 5, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Inter, Manchester City and United, Real Madrid and Slavia Prague, all stuck at 3. A calling card of a great of European football.
Switzerland, Denmark and Italy, Europe with red and blue hues
Much of the credit must be attributed to the excellent European Championship played so far by the team Swiss, whose parable recalls, at least in part, that of Bologna. It became great with the passage of time, retiring the generation of Sforza and Chapuisat until it became a certainty in the world football scene. Today it is the “Bolognesi” who are leading the national team Murat Yakin: in the debut against Hungary they were Aebischer’s goal and the two assists, one of Freuler and one of the same Aebischerto overwhelm Marco Rossi’s team, while in the draw against Germany, which came in full injury time when the coup seemed to have been served, the goal of Ndoye was born from the assist again of Freuler. The assist from the Dane Kristiansen also completes the red and blue European picture, who according to transfer rumors will not be bought out by Bologna due to the excessive cost.
A round of 16 final that feels like a derby in Casteldebole
Next Saturday Bologna, despite supporting Italy, will have to rely on Switzerland to continue in this special ranking. There disqualification of Calafiori, in fact, takes away one of the best rossoblù interpreters of this European Championship: Italy against Switzerland will also be a derby in Bologna, given that Freuler, Aebischer and Ndoye will be three of the rossocrociati’s strong points. The rossoblù colony also includes the Austrian Posh, the Dutch Zirkzee, star of Thiago Motta’s team but supporting player in the Netherlands coached by Koeman, and the Poles Urbanski and Skorupski, unfortunately for them already eliminated from the race for the European title. The eyes of Europe’s greats are focused on Sartori’s jewels, possible protagonists of the transfer market that will explode after the end of the tournament: but with these figures and these results, it seems that Bologna’s transition towards a new status has already begun.
