The Padova Post
Market28 Dec 2026
Alejandro Gómez asks to leave Padova
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
Lorenzo Carissoni keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Padova may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Marco Pompetti in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Padova this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Andrei Racu is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Matteo Lovato
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Matteo Lovato, and the manager let it.
Boardroom28 Dec 2026
109% of the income goes out in wages at Padova
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Player ratings28 Dec 2026
The afternoon belonged to Gianluca Caprari
A mark of 7.76, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Match26 Dec 2026
Honours even between Padova and Avellino
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad28 Dec 2026
A row about effort at Padova
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luca Di Maggio was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Leandro Salvatore on the draw
- The dugout The form table has caught Nicolas Galazzi
- Market The Matteo Lovato talk will not go away