The Sion Gazette
Squad28 Sep 2026
6 saves: Anthony Racioppi was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Baltazar 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 Sion this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Granit Freuler out for 19 days
The medical room confirms 19 days on the sidelines for Granit Freuler, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
The manager has not finished forgetting Josias Lukembila's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Too much change too quickly at Sion
10 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Ilyas Chouaref 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 Sion, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Kevin Elvedi chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Hugo Parra 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.
Match26 Sep 2026
Point won or two lost for Sion?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Winterthur? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
In brief
- Player ratings Josias Lukembila could not find anything
- Looking ahead Winsley Boteli faces his old club
- Player ratings Rilind Nivokazi runs at them all day