Steve Clarke deliberately left Lewis Ferguson out of his Scotland squad to help him make an impact in Serie A.
The midfielder left Aberdeen for Bologna in the summer but has already seen Sinisa Mihajlovic, the manager who signed him, sacked. Ferguson missed the first two games of the season due to a ban he incurred while at Pittodrie. Now he’s fighting for a place in Bologna’s team under new coach Thiago Motta.
Clarke could have selected him for Scotland ’s three vital Nations League games against Ukraine twice and Republic of Ireland. But instead he has told Ferguson to get settled in Italy first before returning to the national team set-up. Clarke said: “Lewis is fine, I’ve spoken to him. He went to Bologna and didn’t know he was suspended initially and missed the first couple of games. Their manager was under pressure and has now lost his job.
