Bologna: Niccolini hails team after Brann, Italiano was furious | OneFootball

At the end of the Europa League match between Bologna and Brann, the Rossoblù’s assistant coach Niccolini spoke at the press conference. Here are his statements.

Bologna, Niccolini: “Great team reaction, we stayed compact and started again”

Vincenzo Italiano’s assistant coach, Davide Niccolini, spoke at the press conference to analyze the match that ended 0-0 while playing with a numerical disadvantage at the Dall’Ara stadium. Here are his statements below.

On the performance

“This team deserves praise. We imposed our game despite being a man down for 70 minutes. There’s some regret because in the final moments we could have even won the match with the double chance from Ferguson and Odgaard.”

On Italiano

“He was angry and disappointed because tonight was a great opportunity to try to take home all three points. We tried until the end, the boys gave everything, but unfortunately we go home with just one point.”

On the regret of the draw

“At the moment, it brings us more regret than anything else. However, the boys once again showed that we are a great group, one that also knows how to suffer. I don’t like to talk about incidents, but today there were quite a few against us and the boys did well not to lose their composure.”

On the sending off

“The first play was by Lykogiannis, then as he slid he hit the Brann player. Maybe in Italy with VAR they would have overturned it, but the referee stuck to his decision. After the sending off, we played with a 4-2-3, staying aggressive. At halftime, we told ourselves to keep going like this, looking for a quality play or an individual effort to unlock the match.”

On the chances

“There remains a great team reaction, we stayed compact and started again. Brann didn’t have too many chances, it’s a pity about Ferguson and Odgaard’s opportunity: the boys made a great effort and played a good match.”

Raffaele Morra

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