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Roma Primavera boss Guidi: Bologna playoff holds 'important stakes', fan support will be decisive
·20 May 2026·171d ago

Roma Primavera boss Guidi: Bologna playoff holds 'important stakes', fan support will be decisive

Source: Forza Roma

Roma Primavera will host Bologna at Tre Fontane on 21 May at 18:00 in a single-leg playoff match to reach the Coppa Italia Primavera semi-finals. Head coach Federico Guidi spoke ahead of the fixture, emphasizing the significance of the knockout stage. "It's clear that the mood changes for everyone," Guidi said. "You labour for many months, you build and then you want to arrive at those matches that have an entertaining appeal because there is something important at stake. For many of them it is the end of their youth academy path, so these are the final matches and they care about making a good impression, namely the 2006 players who are at the end of a cycle."

The two sides finished level on points after the regular season despite playing in equilibrium across 38 matches. Guidi acknowledged Bologna's progress: "Bologna is a team that has improved enormously over the course of the campaign, credit must be given to the coach, the technical staff and the club. The two matches we played were extremely balanced, with two teams that played the same league because if there was a gap of one point it means the two squads arrived in balance across 38 games. It is an open challenge, we play it at our ground in front of our supporters and we will seek with all our strength through a good performance to go forward."

The coach stressed the importance of crowd support in knockout football: "It is decisive, especially in these single-match ties where having the warmth of your supporters behind you is an extra push never to give up, to put that extra 1 per cent on the pitch that can be decisive to win the match or not lose it. We hope there are many people close to us who help these boys because they deserve it for the sacrifices made throughout the season."

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“Il tecnico dei giallorossini: "Per tanti è la fine del percorso del settore giovanile, quindi sono le ultime partite e ci tengono a fare bella figura" Redazione 20 maggio - 18:11 Mancini, un romanista nato a Pontedera Domani sera alle 18 la Roma Primavera ospiterà al Tre Fontane il Bologna nel nel…”

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