The Perugia Chronicle
The dugout5 Mar 2029
Andrija Novaković frozen out at Perugia
This is not rotation. Andrija Novaković has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Perugia is pretending otherwise.
Squad5 Mar 2029
A row about effort at Perugia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matteo Angeli was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad5 Mar 2029
Noah Reiche signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Noah Reiche commits to Perugia for another 3 years.
Player ratings5 Mar 2029
Nobody could get near Luca Bacchin
Successful dribbles: 15. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
No hiding place for Diego Stramaccioni
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Diego Stramaccioni, and the manager let it.
Squad5 Mar 2029
A step back for Loris Davide Capodieci at Perugia
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 dugout5 Mar 2029
Ruggero Pellegrino: “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.
Match3 Mar 2029
No goals between Perugia and Torres
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Torres will be the happier side with the point.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
Diego Stramaccioni gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Diego Stramaccioni is on it.
In brief
- Market The Antonio Sabbatani talk will not go away
- Market Andrija Novaković placed on the list
- Squad “I want to play”: Elios Minaj speaks