“Bozner FC phobia” is going around at Virtus

The latest example of this on Sunday afternoon at Talferplatz A: Virtus Bozen, unbeaten since the first matchday and ambitious favorites for the title, is visiting local rivals Bozner FC, who are coming off a tough defeat against Brixen. But this time the Virtus winning machine is anything but productive - on the contrary: after 90 minutes, Dalpiaz & Co. had to unenviously acknowledge the playing and fighting strength of Bozen FC, the 0-2 defeat was more than deserved - and the world stood suddenly head on the Bolzano Talfer. Now a derby defeat is certainly nothing unusual. The whole story only becomes a bit bizarre when you consider that Virtus usually shows a completely different face against Bozner FC: While Bertoldi & Co. usually outdo themselves in the duels against the Green-Whites, Virtus always has considerable difficulties, Achieving normal form usually presents itself as unimaginative and sluggish. The results speak volumes: A 0:4 and a 0:1 last season, and now this trend continued with a 0:2 on Sunday.

Oberrauch: Bozner FC not a favorite opponent But where does this “weakness for Bozner FC” come from? “Our neighbors are certainly not our favorite opponents,” explains Virtus President Robert Oberraucht. “Bozen FC has had a team that has remained largely the same for many years with a coach (Flavio Toccoli, editor's note) who knows his own team, but also the other teams in the top league, inside and out - that's a big one Advantage.” According to Oberrauch, the biggest problem factor for Virtus Bozen is probably the two top strikers Fabio Bertoldi and Joachim Degasperi. “They are two players who gave us crucial difficulties on Sunday, but also in the last meetings.” The (media) pressure that the Virtus players face in such situations could also play a decisive role in Virtus' slow performances city duels increases many times over. On the other hand, Andreas Canal, sporting director of Bozner FC, cites prestige and the associated motivation as the main reason for the unleashed style of play of his “Oranges”. “There is always a lot of talk in the run-up to a game like this, the players have been motivated to the core all week and can go into the game without any pressure,” said Canal. “You have to take the wind out of the sails of a team as qualitatively strong as Virtus by being willing to fight and run – we completely succeeded in doing that on Sunday.” By the way: In the 19 matches against Virtus Bozen so far, Bozner FC has won ten, the points were shared three times and the green-whites left the field as winners six times.

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“Bozner FC phobia” is going around at Virtus

Derbies always write their own stories - no matter how old this football phrase may be, it always finds its way into the world of football these days.

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