The Alcione Milano Herald
Squad8 Feb 2027
Giorgio Galli damages knee ligaments — 31 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 31 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market8 Feb 2027
Jonathan Pitou agrees terms with Ascoli
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Alcione Milano people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Match6 Feb 2027
Whatever happens, Alcione Milano do not lose
6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Matteo Soncin
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Matteo Soncin, and the manager let it.
Transfer targets8 Feb 2027
Leonardo Pérez stays at Casarano as time runs out
A deal that was a phone call from completion at lunchtime was dead by midnight. Alcione Milano will try again when the window opens; Casarano may not be selling by then.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Alcione Milano
Daniele Ciappellano 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.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Luca Zamparo was the difference for Alcione Milano
Marked 7.88. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Vanderlei signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Vanderlei and Alcione Milano agree another 4 years.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Matteo Soncin makes the team of the month
Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
In brief
- Match Alcione Milano and Renate take a point apiece
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Stefano Pellizzari dropped after a run of poor form