“For the first time in my career, I didn’t know what to say or what to do,” admitted the Italian.

“I’ve never seen anything like it. I come from the streets, I’m used to fights, but I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Rowe came off the bench a minute into extra time to fire England to a second successive U21 Euros crown as they beat Germany 3-2 in Bratislava in June.

He moved to Marseille from Norwich on an initial loan in August 2024, before making the move permanent this summer and scored three goals in 31 appearances for the club.

Bologna lost 1-0 in their opening Serie A match on Saturday at Roma.