Maduka Okoye believes Udinese to learn from Bologna defeat

Nigerian goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye says Italian Serie A side, Udinese should will have to learn from the home defeat to Bologna.

The Zebras fell 3-0 to the visitors at the Dacia Arena on Saturday and Okoye saved a penalty with five minutes left in the first half.

The hosts however capitulated after the break conceding three times.

Okoye via the club official website who was pleased with his penalty save expressed disappointment with the outcome of the game.

”I’m happy with the penalty saved, but not with the match, which we started well anyway. That’s football: I saved a penalty but then I made a mistake on the second goal. We need to move forward and analyze the good and bad things we did today.”

The 26-year-old, who was at fault for Bologna’s second goal stated that the players will learn from their mistakes.

“Are we the worst defense? We often take risks; that’s our football. We win, but we also lose like that. We need to improve defensively, myself first.

Mistakes are part of the game, but we need to reduce them. It’s important to learn from these mistakes.

In football, the most important thing is the result, but we also want to play well. We need to stay united and focus on the next match.”

The defeat is Udinese’s third in their last five league matches leaving them 10th in the Serie A.

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