The Padova Post
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Door shut on Alessio Insignito
Padova asked and Spezia said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
5 academy graduates step up at Padova
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniele Pavone joins the Padova first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniele Pavone 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
Padova promote Giovanni Moretti from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Giovanni Moretti 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: Ciro Barbieri joins the Padova first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ciro Barbieri 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
Vincenzo Bellucci steps up from the Padova academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vincenzo Bellucci 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Padova
Amit Mamut and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Simone Giordano signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Simone Giordano and Padova agree another 3 years.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Padova training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luca Di Maggio 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Padova say no to the training-ground money
- Looking ahead Marco Pompetti faces his old club
- Squad Andy Diouf has outgrown this division