Raffaele Palladino expressed ‘regret’ that Bologna fumbled their lead in a 3-1 loss to Inter. ‘When you leave it in the balance, you are asking for trouble.’
The Rossoblu had been unbeaten since Palladino took over from sacked Domenico Tedesco, picking up a 1-1 draw with Torino and beating Lecce 2-1 to climb up the standings.
They took the lead at the Stadio Dall’Ara this evening thanks to Tommaso Pobega and the high press on Luis Henrique, but Marcus Thuram nodded in the equaliser on the stroke of half-time.
Inter turned it around with their substitutes, Carlos Augusto and Ange-Yoan Bonny, confirming the strength in depth of the reigning Champions of Italy.
Palladino takes Bologna positives
“I would analyse the match before the substitutions, and in that sense I am very satisfied with the performance, we had a great first half with focus and courage,” Palladino told DAZN Italia.
“The regret is that we didn’t score a second goal when we had the opportunity, because if you leave it in the balance against teams of this quality, you are asking for trouble.
“Thuram’s goal was a marvellous bit of skill, but in the second half we lost intensity as our fitness levels dropped and were unable to hurt Inter on the transitions.
“I will in any case take the first half performance, and feel we are on the right track. We just need to be more incisive.”
Bologna were also forced to use up an early substitution when Roberto Piccoli limped off, making way for Jay Enem.
Notably, Lukasz Skorupski was wearing the gloves after two games where Matteo Pessina had taken over, but both goalkeepers have been error-prone.
“I watch them during the week and make my decision, because training sessions are important,” concluded Palladino.