A Bologna convincing from the point of view of the game, but which also against Benfica showed the problems at the beginning of the season mainly linked to finding the way to the goal. This explains Da Luz’s 0-0 draw, a result which on paper is good and gratifying given the difficulty of the opponent and the stage but which in fact reduces hopes for the next and final two matches to a minimum. At the end of the match, the rossoblù coach was still particularly satisfied.
The words of Italian
“I’m happy with what the boys did today, it was complicated and difficult. Arriving at a moment like this against this team that always wins and scores a lot is a great merit. We get a point, I was hoping for more but the performance was great level especially in the first half. In the second half they put us in more difficulty but we managed to hold our own, I liked the boys, I’m happy and now we’re moving on to the championship.”
Regret for Dallinga’s missed opportunity?
“It also happened to him in the previous match, in my opinion he could have done much more. Even in other situations, it’s a shame because today too we produced and put the opponent in difficulty. All we have left is the performance, even from the individuals. Excellent performance, I’m happy really, it’s not easy but the kids are happy too. I’ve seen the response of many kids, we now have a clear identity, whoever plays the score doesn’t change.”