Vincenzo Italiano is the main suspect to take over Thiago Motta’s legacy as Bologna coach. Having taken note of the Italian-Brazilian coach’s adamant desire not to continue his adventure in the rossoblù (click HERE for the press release) after achieving a historic qualification for the Champions League and not to extend the contract expiring on 30 June to join the Juventus, the Emilian club is ready to define the choice of the new coach in the next few days. The one currently in charge at Fiorentina, who also expires at the end of June, is the one who receives the most approval for the style of play proposed in his three years in Viola. MOTTA’S MESSAGE TO BOLOGNA NAPLES IS WITHDRAWAL – We will have to wait at least next week, when Fiorentina will face Olympiacos in the Conference League final on 29 May, then contacts between Italiano and Bologna’s sporting director Giovanni Sartori will be possible in life. The Italian-German coach has also been on Napoli’s list for a long time, but recently president Aurelio De Laurentiis has shown more conviction for other profiles, starting from Gian Piero Gasperini and Antonio Conte, ending with Stefano Pioli, who just today defined the consensual termination with Milan. NAPLES, MANNA PUSHES OTHER NAMES FOR GASPERINI – But Italiano’s is not the only name under consideration by Bologna, who are evaluating other ideas so as not to be caught unprepared in the event of an unexpected event. Maurizio Sarri has glossed over the polls of some Italian clubs in recent days – Bologna and Turin, to be precise – but a name remains on the market, like that of Eusebio Di Francesco of Frosinone and Raffaele Palladino of Monza. Without forgetting the exotic candidacy of Domenico Tedesco, current coach of Belgium.
