The Carpi Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Federico Serra would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Federico Serra is living that version at Carpi, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Davide Zagnoni 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 Carpi this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Rodrick Tcheuna signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rodrick Tcheuna commits to Carpi for another 5 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Redouane Halhal
Carpi asked and Venezia said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Carpi promote Raffaele Pugliese from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Raffaele Pugliese 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
Simone Cassano steps up from the Carpi academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Simone Cassano 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nicolò Pellegrino joins the Carpi first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nicolò Pellegrino is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Filippo Grassi joins the Carpi first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Filippo Grassi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Rodrick Tcheuna
“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
- Transfer targets A loan move for Pietro La Torre is in the works
- Squad Federico Serra is a square peg at Carpi