The Pianese Gazette
Match21 Nov 2026
A hiding for Pianese
Beaten 1‑4 by Sambenedettese, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market23 Nov 2026
Simone Ianesi puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Pianese, and it is not being withdrawn.
The terraces23 Nov 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 29 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Matteo Gorelli: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Pianese have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Pianese
Francesco Proietto was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Francesco Proietto
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Boardroom Nobody left the Pianese dressing room in a hurry
- Squad Words at Pianese training over how hard people work
- Player ratings Matteo Colombo runs at them all day
- Player ratings Luis Mascareño could not find anything