The Catanzaro Courier
Squad7 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Catanzaro
Mirko Pigliacelli 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.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Marco Imperiale falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Simone Ardizzone signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Simone Ardizzone commits to Catanzaro for another 3 years.
Squad7 Dec 2026
A step back for Emanuele Pecorino at Catanzaro
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Davide Buglio gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Marco Bonetti: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 0‑0 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
Match5 Dec 2026
Catanzaro and Modena cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Modena came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
When it matters, Patrick Nuamah plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Nicolò Brighenti asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market The Mehdi Dorval story refuses to die
- Looking ahead A reunion for Antonio Candela
- Player ratings Patrick Nuamah beats them one at a time