The Novara Gazette
Match19 Apr 2027
Full time on the season at Novara
Position 11 on 36 points. Every season is a story and this is the last line of it, and now the club has three months to decide what the next one is about.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Christian Donadio frozen out at Novara
This is not rotation. Christian Donadio has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Novara is pretending otherwise.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Davide Dell'Erba keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Novara may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad19 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Novara
Marco Da Graca and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match17 Apr 2027
A bad afternoon for Novara against Dolomiti Bellunesi
0‑1 to Dolomiti Bellunesi, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Marco Nichetti 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 dugout19 Apr 2027
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Paolo Farina left the room before anybody could ask which.
Market19 Apr 2027
Eric Lanini linked with a move away
The name of Eric Lanini keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Novara say nothing, which says plenty.
Market19 Apr 2027
Christian Donadio placed on the list
Novara have made Christian Donadio available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- Player ratings Christian Donadio runs at them all day
- Squad Andrea Valdesi speaks, and the room listens
- Player ratings The referee tires of Alessandro Cortese