Three reasons why Serie A derby in Europa League is bad news for Italian football

The derby between Roma and Bologna in the Europa League Round of 16 will surely send an Italian club to the quarter-finals, but their meeting is not necessarily good news for Serie A.

Both Bologna and Roma directors have admitted that an all-Italian Europa League Round of 16 tie between Giallorossi and Rossoblu is not exactly good news for either club or Italian football. And they are not wrong.

Bologna’s Marco Di Vaio admitted he would have avoided playing Roma, while Frederic Massara...