The Monopoli Gazette
Market24 Aug 2026
Renato Cascella puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Monopoli, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Salvatore Longo 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 Monopoli this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Monopoli
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.
Market24 Aug 2026
Monopoli promote Edoardo De Simone from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Edoardo De Simone 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
One of our own: Nicola Rizzi joins the Monopoli first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nicola Rizzi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
Monopoli promote Ciro Ferraro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ciro Ferraro 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.
In brief
- Squad Words at Monopoli training over how hard people work
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Monopoli
- Squad Bruno Valenti is not doing himself any favours
- Squad The manager comes out for Giacomo Fedel