Benfica and Bologna shared the spoils in an uneventful 0-0 draw at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday night. One other winless UEFA Champions League outing in all probability ended the Italian workforce’s hopes of securing springtime European fixtures.
Nevertheless, Bologna supervisor is adamant his aspect applied his concepts on the pitch, hailing their efficiency in Lisbon.
“I’m proud of what the lads did tonight,” the Bologna boss advised Sky Sport after the sport, as reported by . “It was tough, arriving right here in our present kind towards a workforce that commonly wins and scores a number of objectives. We deserve credit score for inflicting them so many issues.
“We truly hoped for greater than some extent, however the efficiency – particularly within the first half – was of a excessive degree. They raised the tempo after the break and have been extra aggressive,” Italiano continued.
“However we nonetheless bought a deal with on them and will’ve carried out extra in our attacking conditions with two on two and three on three.“
Regardless of failing to attain for the fifth time in six Champions League video games, Bologna fared effectively, insists Italiano.
“We had a number of conditions the place we bought the end or the final go mistaken. We created possibilities, triggered large issues for an ideal aspect like Benfica. It actually was not simple right here and the lads are very blissful, additionally as they put together for the following video games.
“I’m very blissful too, as I noticed a response from many lads, we now have a transparent identification and our method doesn’t change even once we rotate the squad. I noticed what I needed to see tonight,” the Bologna boss concluded.
