In an interview with Il Resto del Carlino, Gianluca Pagliuca explained that the game between Bologna and Inter could be decisive for both the Scudetto and Champions League qualification races: `Bologna-Inter is truly the match that can change the destiny of the championship. If Inter wins, I see it as difficult for Napoli to reopen the Scudetto race. But if Bologna wins, not only would Italiano re-enter the Champions League race, but the duel between Inter and Napoli at the top would become very open.`
Regarding Juventus, he added: `Shall I say it? For us, it was better if the “Stranger” (Stranino Motta) stayed. Tudor is a well-prepared coach who has always done well wherever he has gone. His Juve is already more consistent than before, you can see the hand of a coach who has put a few things in order.`
Did he expect Motta`s vertical fall?
`No, because I thought that by going to Juve, I`m not saying he would have smoothed out his character, that`s impossible: but I imagined that he would not redo exactly the things he did in Bologna. Like what? Thiago is good, but if he doesn`t change the role of his players, it`s not good. Here, however, he could afford it, at Juve no: there, if you get two games wrong, they immediately crucify you. And he has gotten more than two wrong…`.