Champions League night at the “Dall’Ara”. After the home success in the championship against Lecce, Vincenzo Italiano’s team will take the field this evening within friendly walls to face Monaco in the match valid for the fourth day of the single group phase of the big-eared cup. An important opportunity for the rossoblù who are chasing not only their first victory, so far one draw and two defeats, but above all they are looking for their first goal in the competition.
60 years ago the last goal
A goal that has been missing for sixty years. The last time was on 7 October 1964 when in the second leg of the first round of the European Cup Nielsen scored the momentary 2-0 against Anderlecht after Pascutti’s goal. Then in the 89th minute Stockman took the series to the decisive play-off in Barcelona (the first leg in Brussels ended 1-0 for the Belgians). On that occasion the two teams drew 0-0 and the match was decided in favor of the Viola with the toss of coins.
The path to the Champions League
Returning to the present day, the Bologna team only gained one point in the first three days. The debut in the new competition against Shakhtar Donetsk ended 0-0 while the next two away games in England ended in equally defeats. The first 2-0 at Anfield against Liverpool and the second in Birmingham against Aston Villa with the same result.