Bologna have introduced the arrival of skilled defender Matteo Darmian following his exit from Serie A champions Inter on the finish of final season.
Darmian has put pen to paper on a contract with Bologna till the top of the 2026-27 marketing campaign, and he may make his debut for his new membership in opposition to Lecce on Sunday.
The 36-year-old arrives after 5 profitable years with Inter, the place he received 9 main honours, which embody three Scudettos and three Copa Italia crowns.
Throughout his time with the Nerazzurri, Darmian made 218 appearances throughout all competitions, scoring 13 targets and offering 13 assists.
His arrival comes after Emil Holm sustained a critical damage whereas away on worldwide responsibility with Sweden, with the Bologna full-back anticipated to be sidelined for as much as six months.
Bologna will likely be hopeful Darmian’s arrival can have a optimistic influence on the crew, with Raffaele Palladino’s 18th in Serie A and winless after their opening 5 league matches.
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Darmian joins a Bologna facet which have solely conceded six targets up to now in Serie A, although they’ve solely scored thrice on the different finish, the joint-lowest tally within the division.
Bologna have gained 5 factors fewer than at this stage final season in Serie A (two vs seven), with no facet having a worse distinction within the prime flight.
They’ve collected two factors up to now (D2 L3). Throughout the three-points-for-a-win period, they’ve by no means had fewer than three factors after their first six Serie A video games in a season.