The Ospitaletto Sentinel
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Ospitaletto
5 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
Paolo Gastaldello steps up from the Ospitaletto academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paolo Gastaldello 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
Ospitaletto promote Salvatore Donadoni from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Salvatore Donadoni 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: Giuseppe Sala joins the Ospitaletto first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Giuseppe Sala 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
Ospitaletto promote Nicola Ravelli from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicola Ravelli 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Riccardo Nessi 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.
In brief
- Squad Tommaso Lupinetti in a row with a teammate
- Squad This league is too small for Ahmed Azaouagh
- Boardroom Ospitaletto turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad A season on the outside for Ahmed Azaouagh