Marco di Vaio is confident Bologna will beat the drop this season.

Bologna currently lie fourth from bottom in Serie A and are only out of the drop zone by virtue of their superior goal difference.

"I strongly believe in survival because we have shown that we can do it," Di Vaio told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"For now, we are losing because of a difficult fixture list, but within a couple of weeks the games with our direct rivals begin."