Celtic’s Boli Bolingoli is potentially set to make a return to Italy for the second season in a row. He played against Inter Milan for former side Rapid Vienna last season, and has the possibility of playing for Celtic against Lazio this week.
It is a challenge he is looking forward to. He is confident that the Hoops can pull off what would be a great result in Rome.
“Can’t wait to go back”
“I’ve played in Italy before in the Europa League last season, I played against Inter Milan with Rapid Vienna. It is always a nice experience to play against an Italian team, so I can’t wait to go back there” he said, as reported by the Herald.
“It will be a tough game, but we go with the mind-set of getting these three points.”
Bolingoli and his Celtic team-mates are heading to Italy with the confidence of winning the game. That is the type of mindset that Celtic should be adopting in every game. They are good enough to get a positive result in Italy. They showed that in the first game against Lazio.
Injury could keep him out of game
Even though Bolingoli is confident about the game in Italy, there has to be a doubt about his participation in the game. He suffered a hamstring injury in the first-half of the recent 5-2 win over Hibs, and had to be substituted.
Therefore, he might not feature in the game against Lazio. That would be a blow for the player, and the team. Should Bolingoli miss out against Lazio, then Jonny Hayes or Greg Taylor will be favourites to replace him.
Bolingoli has recovered from a slow start to his Celtic career to become the first choice left-back at the club. He has been selected for almost every game by Neil Lennon in the last few months. Hopefully he can overcome his injury and start against Lazio.
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