Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic admitted he wanted to bring match-winner Riccardo Orsolini off the pitch after the first half against Sampdoria.

The Rossoblu coach spoke to Sky Sport Italia after the 2-1 win against the Blucerchiati and said Orsolini, who scored the visitors second goal of the night, was lucky to not have a competitor on the bench.

“If I had someone on the bench, I would have substituted him at the end for the first half,” Mihajlovic told the broadcaster. “I was not enjoying it.

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Bologna forward Musa Barrow dedicated his goal against Sampdoria to ‘my grandmother and all the victims of coronavirus’.

The Rossoblu picked up three points with a 2-1 win at the Marassi and substitute Barrow scored the opener from a penalty after 72 minutes.

“I always try to be ready and I want to help my team win matches,” Barrow said, according to Tuttomercatoweb.

“I dedicate my goal to my grandmother, who passed away on Friday, to the people of Bergamo and to all the families who have been victims of coronavirus.

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Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has not forgotten his time at Sampdoria and hopes they can start picking up points – after tomorrow’s meeting. ‘I love that city and club.’

It kicks off on Sunday at 18.30 UK time (17.30 GMT), click here for a match preview.

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Sinisa Mihajlovic wants to see more ‘courage and risk-taking’ from Bologna after their 2-0 defeat to Juventus and explains his philosophy in the first post-match interview since his leukaemia diagnosis.

This was their first match back since the lockdown, whereas Juve had already played two Coppa Italia fixtures.

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Sinisa Mihajlovic assures Bologna will always ‘play to win and keep our heads up’ against Juventus or any other opponent. ‘We’re not content to settle for Serie A safety.’

It kicks off on Monday at 20.45 UK time (19.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.

This is the first Rossoblu outing since the lockdown began in March, but Juve played two disappointing 0-0 draws in the Coppa Italia with Milan and Napoli.

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Bologna boss Sinisa Mihajlovic has officially extended his contract with the club until 2023.

Mihajlovic had two years left on his previous deal, but Bologna were especially keen to retain him, in light of his cancer treatment.

The Serb returned in January 2019 and led the Rossoblu to safety in his first season, picking up 30 points from just 17 games.

He was diagnosed with leukaemia ahead of 2019-20 but is on the road to recovery after undergoing a bone marrow transplant.

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Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic is feeling stronger every day after battling leukaemia with a bone marrow transplant. ‘Hopefully, the worst is behind me.’

The Serbian tactician was diagnosed a year ago and today stood up at the Stadio Dall’Ara as the testimonial for a campaign seeking bone marrow donors.

“It’s such a small thing for the donor, but imagine the feeling of knowing you saved someone’s life,” said Mihajlovic.

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Bologna CEO Claudio Fenucci wants to offer Sinisa Mihajlovic a long-term deal at the Renato Dall’Ara and points out that the Serie A clubs are working to complete the current campaign.

The FIGC is currently meeting with the clubs to settle the regulations for the resumption and the proposal raised to only relegate two teams from Serie A this campaign.

The Rossoblu CEO has claimed the teams are trying to complete the current championship and points out that the Federcalcio chief Gabriele Gravina should have the final word.

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Bologna are breathing a sigh of relief after Sinisa Mihajlovic’s staff member twice tested negative for COVID-19, so normal training can resume.

The club was on red alert yesterday when announcing that a member of the coaching staff was ‘suspected’ positive for coronavirus.

However, today there were two swabs taken in the space of several hours, as well as blood tests, and all of them came back negative.

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The second coronavirus test of the subjected team member at Bologna has come back negative, another in-depth examination will take place in the next few hours.

The club has confirmed that the latest test for COVID-19 of a member suspected to have caught the infection was negative.

“The first control test carried out on the team member, whose last examination had shown a doubtful result, gave a negative result,” Bologna confirmed according to Sky Sport Italia.

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