Italiano praise for ‘hungry’ Castro and ‘mature’ Bologna

Vincenzo Italiano is full of praise for Santiago Castro after Bologna won 1-0 away to Brann in the Europa League play-off. ‘I saw a mature performance this evening.’

The Rossoblu had an ideal start in the freezing temperatures of Bergen, as Santiago Castro’s angled drive surprised the goalkeeper to give them the lead after nine minutes.

There were more chances to bolster the scoreline with Riccardo Orsolini and Thijs Dallinga forcing saves, though Lukasz Skorupski also needed a difficult double save on the only real Brann chance.