Leonardo Bonucci’s first in Germany: 90′ on the bench and 0-3 at home
A nightmarish debut, in any respect.
Leonardo Bonucci gets a taste of the Bundesliga, but he does it in the worst possible way. The former Inter, Bari and Milan defender, and above all a former longtime captain at Juventus, was available to Union Berlin in his new team's home match against Leipzig. He però spent the entire match from the bench, watching his teammates lose 3-0 at home.
The guests came out on top with three goals all in the second half: signing the lead è it was Simons at 51' then came Sesko's one-two scoring with a lethal one-two at 85' and 87'. Union Berlin was already down to 10 men due to a direct red to midfielder Volland at 64'. On the starting pitch was former Atalanta and Inter Milan player Robin Gosens, who was replaced at 86'86;. Bonucci, however, è was among the four men Coach Fischer did not consider for the entire match.
"È special for me to go and play abroad for the first time in my career: at Union Berlin I have the opportunity to continue playing at the highest level and to support the team on its way in three challenging competitions with my experience, I am looking forward to this new phase in my career", had been Bonucci’s first words after the transfer. Perhaps però he would not have expected such a bumpy first in Germany.
