Giovanni Sartori, Bologna's sporting director, was present at the match between Cremonese and Cagliari to watch two players. One player was Cagliari's Juan Rodriguez, a Uruguayan central defender born in 2005 who had transferred to the club from Penarol the previous August. The other player being watched was Tommaso Barbieri of Cremonese. Rodriguez has been capped 9 times for Uruguay's U20 team, scoring one goal. He has a contract with Cagliari until June 2030 and a current market value of €5.00m, according to Transfermarkt. In the current Serie A season, he has made 5 appearances.