The Carpi Herald
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at Carpi
Davide Zagnoni and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Lorenzo Lombardi signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Lorenzo Lombardi and Carpi agree another 3 years.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Abdoulaye Sall
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Abdoulaye Sall, and the manager let it.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Matteo Sorzi knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Carpi, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market12 Oct 2026
Alex Angelo Perta told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Alex Angelo Perta has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Carpi.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
When it matters, Tommaso Cecotti plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes Tommaso Panelli a promise
- Squad Elia Giani finally belongs at Carpi
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Livorno
- Squad Welcome back, Ruggero Antonucci