The Padova Post
Market24 Aug 2026
Jacopo Bacci 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 Padova can pretend not to have heard.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Padova
Lorenzo Crisetig 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
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Padova
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Padova training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gianluca Caprari 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.
Market24 Aug 2026
Eyes on Giovanni Giunti again
The phone has started ringing about Giovanni Giunti again, and this time the name on the line is Reggiana. Padova are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market24 Aug 2026
Padova promote Gregorio Cattaneo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gregorio Cattaneo 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.
In brief
- Market Padova promote Leandro Marini from within
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Padova
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Padova
- Squad Somebody is after Francesco Castaldo’s shirt