The Casarano Courier
Squad14 Sep 2026
A one-man rearguard from Niccolò Chiorra
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Casarano
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matías Díaz was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Vincenzo Agostini joins the Casarano first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Vincenzo Agostini is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Matías Díaz
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Matías Díaz, and the manager let it.
Match12 Sep 2026
Potenza take the points off Casarano
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Gerardo Colombo faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Gerardo Colombo after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Looking ahead14 Sep 2026
Flavio Di Dio goes back to face Picerno
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Flavio Di Dio’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Casarano needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The plan did not have a place for Francesco Grandolfo
Nobody at Casarano is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Niccolò Zanellato runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 10. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad Cosimo Patierno speaks, and the room listens
- Player ratings The whistle followed Mario Mercadante around
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Picerno