Bologna, September 15, 2026 – A Tuesday of passion in Casteldebole, a Tuesday that led to an unexpected turning point. Domenico Tedesco will no longer be the coach of Bologna. The official announcement is still pending and should arrive tomorrow, but barring a last-minute reversal, everything is decided, the Rossano coach is out and the team is with Raffaele Palladino.
The former Fiorentina and Atalanta coach was already on Saputo club’s wishlist
The former Fiorentina and Atalanta coach was already on Saputo club’s wishlist a few seasons ago but in the end Vincenzo Italiano was chosen, albeit after some hesitation by the current Besiktas coach. Now his time has come to take the reins of a Bologna that in four matches has collected only one point but above all three defeats and only two goals scored.
In the end, it was decided to end the adventure before the match against Torino
There was no patience as hoped by administrator Claudio Fenucci just one day before, when from the Farete stage the day after the lost match against Napoli he emphasized how the club and the team were with Tedesco and that time was needed, as had been given to Thiago Motta and Italiano in their time who did not have much brighter starts. In the end, it was decided to end the coach’s adventure well before what seemed to many the last chance, the match against Torino before the international break.
The coach’s meeting with the management
Tedesco had arrived in Casteldebole in the morning for a meeting with the management: in the one-on-one with Di Vaio, Sartori, and Fenucci the coach would not have stepped back and so Saputo’s club opted for a change of course but above all of leadership, starting talks with some candidates.
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The choice would have fallen on Raffaele Palladino
The choice would therefore have fallen on Raffaele Palladino who in terms of playing style would be in continuity with what was expressed in past seasons. A quite sensational twist for Bologna who after a slow start and a timid reaction, albeit useless for the result against Atalanta, had snatched a last-minute point against Sassuolo only to then be defeated at Napoli’s Maradona after a lackluster, subdued, and unproductive game. The team and some individuals had spoken in recent days about the relationship with Tedesco, from Cambiaghi to Odgaard, all ready to emphasize the group cohesion and the willingness to assimilate the tactical ideas of the Calabrian-born coach.
Skorupski’s exclusion against the Neapolitans
Then came Skorupski’s exclusion against the Neapolitans and a game without head or tail. Now all that remains is to wait for the usual statement that should officially mark the end of Tedesco’s adventure on the Rossoblù bench and the beginning of the Palladino era who will be called upon to give a turning point to this season that started in a far from positive way.
