The Giana Erminio Herald
Squad24 Aug 2026
Andrea Sergio Mazza 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 Giana Erminio this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Giana Erminio
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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Matteo Marotta 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.
Market24 Aug 2026
Giana Erminio promote Gianmarco Bertolini from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gianmarco 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
Gennaro Greco steps up from the Giana Erminio academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gennaro Greco 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
One of our own: Bruno Milani joins the Giana Erminio first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bruno Milani is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Gabriele Pagani joins the Giana Erminio first team
- Squad A muscle injury sidelines Cristian Bonifacio for 14 days
- Boardroom Giana Erminio turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Federico Renda keeps his manager's vote