The Avellino Courier
Squad24 Aug 2026
Antony Iannarilli damages knee ligaments — 23 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 23 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Avellino
Armando Izzo 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.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Avellino
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
$2.0M for Juan Jesus, and Avellino supporters approve
Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Juan Jesus from Napoli for $2.0M, and a ticket office having a very good morning.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Lorenco Šimić 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.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Simone Troisi joins the Avellino first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Simone Troisi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
Giorgio Bernardi steps up from the Avellino academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Giorgio Bernardi has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Orazio Di Stefano joins the Avellino first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Orazio Di Stefano is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sandro Alberti joins the Avellino first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sandro Alberti is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.