The Torres Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Lorenzo Di Stefano signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Lorenzo Di Stefano commits to Torres for another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Torres
Alberto Lunghi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Raffaele Serafini steps up from the Torres academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Raffaele Serafini 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
Torres promote Giovanni Guidi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Giovanni Guidi 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
Angelo Basile steps up from the Torres academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Angelo Basile 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: Gianmarco Valentini joins the Torres first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gianmarco Valentini is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Torres ask about Soriba Diaoune
A loan enquiry to LOSC Lille: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Torres try to borrow Tylel Tati
FC Nantes have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Lorenzo Di Stefano asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad Davinchi falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Andrea Zaccagno has seen what the next man earns
- The terraces Supporters make their feelings known about Andrea Zaccagno