Bologna midfielder Michel Aebischer predicts there will be ‘a lot of tears’ if the Rossoblu beat Milan in the Coppa Italia Final tonight.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 BST) at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Bologna have a chance to win their first trophy in 27 years.
“There are going to be a lot of tears,” if Bologna win, Aebischer told The Athletic.
The Rossoblu qualified for the Champions League last season and remain in the race for the top four in the current campaign under new coach Vincenzo Italiano.
“I didn’t think we would be as good again,” admitted the Bologna midfielder.
“Not because some players left us but because with a new coach it’s always hard. First, to know him (the new coach Vincenzo Italiano), to know what he wants and how he wants us to play, how he wants to defend, how he wants to attack. We knew we needed time but then in the end…
“Our biggest point is our team,” Aebischer continued.
“There’s no player who is bigger than the other. It’s really the team that’s the biggest thing. This already helped us last year and it’s helping us this year. Whoever is playing is doing good, helping the other. This is the main reason we’re back where we are.
“You do that extra metre for your team-mate. You run more. You fight more. That’s what makes us strong.”
Bologna were eliminated in the league phase of the Champions League, but Aebischer still sees the glass half full.
“We did good in all the games,” he said.
“There was still a little difference in quality. You need to do something more to win in the Champions League. You need to defend better and be more precise. But maybe if the tournament had started two months later, we would have got more points because we needed time to adapt to Italiano and with the Champions League, we had a lot of games and you can’t train a lot.”
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