The Pontedera Courier
Squad20 Nov 2028
A fracture rules Matteo Carlesi out for 39 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Pontedera will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
Riccardo Gaiola keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Pontedera may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad20 Nov 2028
Words at Pontedera training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Umberto Saracco 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.
Squad20 Nov 2028
Tempers go at Pontedera
Sergio Kalaj 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.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
Vincenzo Vitale gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad20 Nov 2028
Pontedera count the cost of losing Luca Conte
32 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
Pontedera keep their word to Lorenzo Mazza
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Market20 Nov 2028
Diego Blè is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Pontedera has been clear about where Diego Blè stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
Andrea Fancelli 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 Pontedera, and both men came out saying it was fine.