Italian “At home Benfica transforms, ready to play for it”

LISBON (PORTUGAL) (ITALPRESS) – “Another wonderful stadium on our way, another beautiful game, in a very warm atmosphere and against a team of the highest level that we will have to face in the best possible way. The last three games can say a lot for what can be our path and our growth, we must try to get results as we have always done.” Thus, to the microphones of Sky Sport, Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano on the eve of the Champions League match against Benfica. Special day for the Rossoblù coach, who just today celebrates his 47th birthday. “Today I brought pastries, we made a toast for my birthday and I asked the boys for an important gift. I know they always give their souls, the commitment they always put in, we also put quality in our Champions path, but we met teams of great value, maybe we could do more at home, we came close, we made great performances, we missed the detail that in this competition makes the difference.” “Now,” Italiano added, “we will try to give battle against this strong team that has scored a lot of points in this new Champions League, which expresses itself well at home. We have seen Benfica’s matches, we know that they transform here at home, but we must try to respond as we did in Liverpool and in Birminghan, against Aston Villa. They have experienced players in defense like Otamendi, strong strikers who score and uncork matches, I will gladly say goodbye to Cabral, we had two intense and beautiful years together.” Tomorrow it could be Dallinga’s turn. “I think we have to try in every way to give him a chance to get unblocked, to find the way to the net, he came close, he keeps creating chances for himself, now he has to try to be concrete and effective and I’m sure he will soon.”- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).