In the most heartfelt match, but played without Palladino sitting on the bench (the coach was absent due to mourning after the death of his mother Rosa in the last few hours) Fiorentina gave way to Bologna of the very fresh ex Vincenzo Italiano and, with the 1-0 gained in Dall’Ara’s 90 minutes plus injury time, the possibility of writing his name in the club’s history pages was interrupted, with the possible ninth consecutive victory fading away in the complicated Emilian afternoon (read the report cards here Of Tuttomercatoweb.com).
However, the main focus on the Viola side was the controversy over the exultation of the former coach, and now rival in the first official match, ignited immediately after the match by the sporting director, Daniele Pradè: “I didn’t like Italiano’s attitude in front of our fans at all. Together we shared joys and sorrows and I found it a huge lack of respect. I understood many things about the man. I didn’t have the opportunity to meet Italian and I wouldn’t even want to meet him. These are the biggest disappointments, worse than defeat.”
However, the manager’s attack was followed by Italiano’s prompt response: “He exaggerated. In the last victories I took it and went back into the locker room, I’ve always done it and I don’t see why I have to say certain things. It’s not a lack of respect towards anyone. I’m sorry, when you want to clarify, you’ll call me and we’ll talk about it I won a match and I went inside to celebrate: stop, I didn’t do anything else. I’m sorry he thought of something different, he wanted to clarify something….”