The Pianese Gazette
The terraces23 Aug 2027
Supporters organise against the Pianese board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
Market23 Aug 2027
Marco Rossello asks to leave Pianese
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Pianese
Simone Ianesi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Pianese
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.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Pianese rebuffed over Fabio Depaoli
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Sampdoria have kept their man, and Pianese go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Danilo Mancini joins the Pianese first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Danilo Mancini is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Domenico Dalla Valle joins the Pianese first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Domenico Dalla Valle is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Renato Russo steps up from the Pianese academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Renato Russo 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.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
No hiding place for Lorenzo Peli
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Lorenzo Peli, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Pianese
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Pianese
- The dugout Francesco Chesti asks for a word with the manager