Thiago Motta asks way to Genoa

Thiago Motta seeks immediate redemption

The blow suffered by Bologna in Udine (3-0 for the Friulians the final result of the match played last December 30) ended a streak of six consecutive useful results between the league and Coppa Italia for a Bologna that seeks immediate redemption in the first match of 2024, the match against Genoa that Friday evening will open the nineteenth round of Serie A.

"We start from the principle that no one ever likes to lose,” the Italo-Brazilian coach, who also has a past as a player at Genoa, began in the press conference.

We have prepared optimally to face the next match, we want to do well and return to winning ways after a bad game".

Against the Friulans, Joshua Zirkzee, who so far è however, has been one of the most positive surprises in the league: "He's a good guy who wants to win – said Thiago Motta -, è still young but knows where to channel his energies to help himself and the group".

As for the lineup that will take the field against the Grifone, the Bologna coach has few doubts: "We will see whether to deploy Orsolini from the start or bring him in as the game goes on, while Karlsson will not be there; he is not yet available. Everyone will have to contribute, based on what he will see in training he will study the formation".