Milan-Bologna, Vincenzo Italiano wants to make history in Rome

Vincenzo Italiano spoke at a press conference on the eve of Milan-Bologna, the Coppa Italia final scheduled to be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday at 9 p.m. “Great enthusiasm is what has accompanied us on this cup run – he began -, we had the Dall’Ara packed for the return semifinal and tomorrow we will have a lot of people who will give us support to try to play a great game. After 51 years the Bologna returns to play such an important match. All together we will try to take another step towards history, knowing that we are facing a team full of champions but wanting to play our chances. We have some, we will have to be careful but with a desire and will to play a great game”.

“They are used to it, we a little bit’ less so – added the red and blue coach -. They lifted a trophy this year, Bologna hasn&#8217t done that for so many years. But every game starts from scratch and let&#8217s forget what happened on Friday in which we pulled the plug only 15 minutes. We will propose a few different players and I think they will too, we will have to play free, carefree, with happiness and without having remorse. We will try to be ready”.

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On the last finals lost when coaching Fiorentina: “This is my seventh final and already getting there is a great merit. Playing finals is nice, you get there through a path where you beat strong teams and amaze. Our presence here was not on the schedule, we did something superlative. Finals are played to win them but already getting there is a satisfaction. I am at 3 wins and 3 losses, if my men want to give me this gift tomorrow, I would be well pleased… But already it is good. I see the looks of the guys and how they prepare the game, but also the people’s affection is nice and we want to give them joys”.

He then updated on Castro’s condition: “The pain in his foot seems gone. The problem is that he hasn&#8217t played 90 minutes for two months, I don&#8217t know what kind of autonomy he can have from the start but I know the autonomy he can have if he takes over. I want to think it through, we can&#8217t make a mistake. But on Santi it&#8217s just a matter of minutes he lacks. Then the various Holm, Ndoye and Odgaard come back, we have to handle that” too.

“It will be exciting, we were able to give a whole city another important game after so many years. Something inexplicable is being experienced in the city…You can feel that there’s great anticipation for the game. For the rest, tomorrow from the moment the referee blows the whistle you have to think about the 29,000 red-blue animals who will be as hungry as we are to take home this trophy. I am sorry that they will not be able to enter the field but we will hear them, they want to be close to us” concluded Italiano.