The Virtus Verona Herald
Squad18 Jan 2027
A one-man rearguard from Sheikh Sibi
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match16 Jan 2027
The wait goes on for Virtus Verona
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Clement Bischoff 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 Virtus Verona this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match16 Jan 2027
The goals have deserted Virtus Verona
4 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Virtus Verona can tell you which week it ends in.
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
Jonny Arriba ran the middle of the pitch — 6.61
He won it back and then made something of it, which is two jobs and the reason the scoreline looks the way it does. 14 combined actions and a mark of 6.61, and not one of them will make a highlights package.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Words at Virtus Verona training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jonny Arriba is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match16 Jan 2027
Cittadella take the points off Virtus Verona
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad18 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Romario Da Silva
“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.
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
Leonardo Zarpellon runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Market Michael De Marchi linked with a move away
- Market Andrea Devoti leaves for nothing