The Giana Erminio Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Thomas Scapin gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Thomas Scapin has just signed for Giana Erminio, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Vittorio Agostinelli is a medical away from Giana Erminio
The deal with Altamura is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Manuel Pisano will not be coming to Giana Erminio
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Vis Pesaro is saying, and nobody at Giana Erminio is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Giana Erminio
Matteo Marotta 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Federico Renda signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Federico Renda and Giana Erminio agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Patronato tell Giana Erminio: Joaquín Barolín is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Giana Erminio promote Luigi Barbieri from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luigi Barbieri has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Giana Erminio promote Mirko Pavone from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mirko Pavone has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Danilo Greco joins the Giana Erminio first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Danilo Greco is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Vincenzo Pugliese joins the Giana Erminio first team
- Squad This league is too small for Filippo Falco
- Transfer targets A loan move for Manuel Pisano is in the works