Tacopina and Saputo installed as Bologna's new American and Canadian Owners
Photo courtesy of GianlucaDiMarzio.com Joe Tacopina and Joey Saputo are officially the new owners of Bologna. In today's introductory press conference Tacopina reiterated his commitment to returning the club to Serie A as a first step, before bringing it to compete for UEFA competitions. The protagonist of the press conference was Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo. "We're here for a long term project. First objective is to return to Serie A. With respect to our partners, there is a lot of gossip on that. For example Kobe Bryant is a potential partner, but there is nothing certain at the moment". Saputo admits to have been impressed by how well Di Vaio spoke to him about Bologna, "When Marco heard about my possibility to invest in this club, he went on about the city, the club, and mostly about the potential that there is in this project" . On Di Vaio's future, Saputo snickered and said "the issue is that he's under contract ...