The Lecco Courier
Player ratings27 Dec 2027
No sign of nerves from Anas Alaoui at 21 — 7.89
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Anas Alaoui did not need any: 7.89, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad27 Dec 2027
Anas Alaoui in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Lecco this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad27 Dec 2027
Words at Lecco training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Arturo Calabresi is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market27 Dec 2027
Lecco promote Danilo Ceccarelli from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danilo Ceccarelli 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.
Market27 Dec 2027
Alessandro Tombesi steps up from the Lecco academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alessandro Tombesi 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.
Market27 Dec 2027
Cesare Costantini steps up from the Lecco academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cesare Costantini 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.
Market27 Dec 2027
One of our own: Angelo Lucchesi joins the Lecco first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Angelo Lucchesi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout27 Dec 2027
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The dugout27 Dec 2027
The manager makes an example of Anas Alaoui
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Match Lecco see off Union Brescia
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Player ratings Guillaume Furrer beats them one at a time