Facundo Villalba

Defensive Midfielder - Giugliano U20
17 Mar 2031
Monday
Process
176 Edition

The Giugliano Herald

10 Dec 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Giugliano get the job done against Foggia

A 2-1 win over Foggia, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Tommaso Vannucchi 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 terraces

The spotlight tightens on Tommaso Vannucchi

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

Market

Luciano Peluso linked with a move away

The name of Luciano Peluso keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Giugliano say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad

Alessio Minei 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.

The terraces

The press cannot get enough of Murilo

Praise is not points and never has been. It is, however, the fastest way for a valuation to move, and everybody in the game reads the same pages.

In brief

Back issues
166 Edition

The Giugliano Herald

1 Oct 2029
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Giugliano come up short against Salernitana

Salernitana left with the points after a 1-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Kirill Parmonov 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.

Market

The Jérémie Broh talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Giugliano know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

148 Edition

The Giugliano Herald

28 May 2029
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Boardroom

Pressure builds in the Giugliano boardroom

The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.

Market

Giugliano sign Facundo Villalba, one for the future

Facundo Villalba is 19, and Giugliano have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.

Squad

Facundo Villalba signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Facundo Villalba commits to Giugliano for another 3 years.

Squad

Niccolò Canzian 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.

Market

The Luciano Peluso talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Giugliano know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Market

Alessandro Arioli placed on the list

Giugliano have made Alessandro Arioli available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief