Virtus Bologna, presented two young promises

Virtus Bologna: Riccardo Visconti and Nicola Akele introduce themselves

At the Roxy Bar in Bologna was held the presentation of two new Italian perspective signings of Virtus Bologna: Riccardo Visconti and Nicola Akele. 

"Energy, positivity, desire to do, these must be my prerogatives – emphasized Visconti -, starting from small things knowing that it will be very hard, knowing that the minutes will probably be few and that I will have to play them well. My arrival in Virtus represents an important moment, because é è it’s good to laugh and joke about the fact that I have a young man’s face, the fact è that in a week I’ll be 26, which is not a lot, but still for an athlete è half è; career and therefore è an important moment, è a moment when an’opportunity arises which as I said before doesn’t happen to everybody, to some doesn’t happen at all and so regardless of everything I think you have to play without being afraid of anything".

"An old coach, who è was very important to me, told me that if you are not out of the comfort zone, improvement is not è possible,” Riccardo added, “and I would say that right now obviously, not in a negative sense, but I am completely out of comfort, I have never seen a’organization like this in terms of training, game preparation, speed and physicality during training, I will have to be good at making sure that it is a continuous growth for me".

"Finally we are getting into the heart of the season, it’s starting,” Akele said. I always wanted this opportunity and I’m coming to it in the fullness of maturity, I think it’s the right time for me to take on this challenge, which will be very intense, I’m very happy and I’ll give it my all to help the team win, this è the most important thing".

"I am a’very versatile winger who can’play multiple roles, I play mainly in the 3 and 4, last year for emergency I also played as a 5 with good results and of course this gives me’opportunity’both in attack and defense. I am a player who prefers more defense, who gives more energy, I do a little bit of the dirty work that someone has to do and that is me" concluded the new acquisition of the bianconeri.