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No Lazio for Ciro Immobile: Vincenzo Italiano explains his benching

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Ciro Immobile is back in “his” Stadio Olimpico, where he scored in profusion in a Lazio shirt. Against his former team, however, he did not play a single minute, limiting himself to watching his Bologna’s 1-1 draw against the Biancocelesti from the bench. A choice that, at the end of the match, Vincenzo Italiano wanted to explain to ‘DAZN‘.

Marco Enzo VenturiniBroken dreams and few goals: Immobile’s story at Dortmund

Broken dreams and few goals: the story of Immobile at Dortmund
In the summer of 2014 the'striker left Italy to move to Germany
Immobile was supposed to pick up the'legacy of Robert Lewandowski
The striker's German experience turned out to be a failure
In the 34 games played with the yellow and black jersey, Immobile scored 10 goals
He was much criticized by German newspapers.
The team finished the season in seventh place in the standings that'year
Borussia Dortmund had shelled out as much as 18.5 million euros to buy him from Torino
The yellowonera society expected a much higher performance from the footballer
After just one year, Dortmund has decided to sell Immobile to Sevilla
In the striker's long career, the one at Borussia Dortmund is among the most negative experiences

“Perhaps tonight there’were too many emotions to take the field – said Italiano, referring to Immobile -. Even so, in a stadium that dedicates such a reception to you, it&#8217s really nice. But, as I had already told you, at the moment Ciro has in his legs barely a quarter of an hour. I have the conviction that this was not the right game to get him going. He already did on Thursday, there will be other opportunities to really get him back on track”.

“The reception of the Lazio fans to Immobile was fantastic– added Italiano -They really made a guy who has always given his soul here feel like a captain. Chills come to me thinking about that corner, those banners, his image. They are the most beautiful emotions for a footballer, I imagine what he”s felt.

“We are also tired. We conceded something, but it is good that we were able to react immediately. We held the field well, tied a game that could have been complicated and held the field well. To draw in Lazio’s house, for me, is an extremely positive result” said Italiano instead about his Bologna’s match.

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