Vincenzo Italiano gloats and cuddles Orsolini

Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano spoke after the 3-0 victory in the Coppa Italia semifinal first leg against Empoli: “Winning here was a goal of the evening, we were good at approaching it well and scoring almost immediately. Very good in the first half going into the double lead, then we also found the third goal but the difference was made by the approach and preparation for this game. The first half we won it, by three goals. Now we will prepare for the return”.

“Has the Champions League made us a mature team? It left us so much that competition, because we faced the best, all top teams with pace and intensity. We transferred all that to the league, the game with Dortmund made our performance blossom. Champions made us a little bit’ turn”.

“Having a footballer like Orsolini who is unique for his concreteness is easier, great credit goes to him. We scored a lot of goals with the outsides, it means we accompany well. And I am also very happy for Dallinga, the performance in Venice gave him rhythm and condition, we know how important it is to score goals for a striker, having him happy and in self-esteem for us is important. We say 99% of the credit is theirs, then the’1% is also taken by the coach”.