The Siracusa Courier
Market24 Aug 2026
Siracusa say no — this time
The offer from Bari for Simone Iob was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market24 Aug 2026
Alioune Sylla hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Siracusa can pretend not to have heard.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Siracusa
Nicola Valente 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
Graduation day at Siracusa
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market24 Aug 2026
Siracusa promote Marco Bertolini from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marco Bertolini 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.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Gerardo Gamberini joins the Siracusa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gerardo Gamberini is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Diego Tampieri stays put
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Siracusa
- Squad Somebody is after Maiko Candiano’s shirt
- Squad A season on the outside for Diego Tampieri