Bologna FC: Ndoye and Pedrola out injured, emergency against Udinese and Juve

In Casteldebole the latest blow is one that risks leaving its mark. Dan ndoye yesterday he didn't get on the bus to Udine. The club's press release at lunchtime was a bucket of cold water on the happy moment the rossoblù are experiencing. "Strain in the left thigh (recovered on Saturday in training), estimated recovery time of 2-3 weeks", the note reads. You only have to do the math to understand that Ndoye's recovery is taking place in the days that revolve around the final of Coppa Italia with Milan on May 14. Obviously, in Casteldebole doctors, physiotherapists and athletic trainers will do everything to return Ndoye to Italiano, even if half-fit, on the pitch of the Olimpico. But in the meantime, this evening in Udine his precious arrow in the rossoblù bow will be missing. And he will also be missing on Sunday, when Juve will arrive at the Dall'Ara. Since bad news often hits a single department on the day Ndoye stopped, Italiano loses another attacking winger who on Thursday in the Cup with Empoli had given important signs of awakening: Estanis Pedrola.

The Spaniard also pays the price for the "to be assessed" left thigh strain. His recovery times must also be assessed. Pedrola, who arrived in January, has never been strategic in the rotation of the attacking wingers so far: but when you lose Ndoye, even his health had a value. Italiano knows that in the breathless race of a season full of commitments and practically without breaks (except for those of the national teams) injuries must be taken into account. And so those who are broken need treatment and those who take to the field must continue to run at full speed. Having lost along the way, hopefully temporarily, the 8 goals this season of the added bomber Ndoye, from this evening onwards we must rely on the contribution in front of goal of the other goal-scoring men in the squad.

Orsolini, who Italiano took off during half-time of the Coppa match against Empoli on Thursday to avoid unnecessary fatigue, brings with him 14 goals this season. Curiously, Orso scored his first goal in the red and blues against Udinese, on September 30, 2018 at the Dall'Ara in a 2-1 comeback victory, when Pippo Inzaghi used him as a midfielder. Orso also punished Udinese in the first leg on a penalty, in the 1-1 draw at the Dall'Ara that inaugurated the red and blues' championship.

Another potential goal-scorer who returns to the starting lineup tonight is Odgaard, while as for the bruised Castro there is a chance of seeing him from the start but in the end Italiano could rely again on Dallinga, a Cup ace in improving condition (3 goals in the Italian Cup and one in the Champions League) but looking for a goal that has been missing in the league since January 12, when he scored against Roma. Three possible great returns also in defense: Skorupski, Calabria and Miranda (watch out for the yellows, the Spaniard is at risk of suspension). In midfield, Freuler's partner should be Aebisher, while for the other winger it is a head-to-head between Dominguez and Cambiaghi.