The Sambenedettese Gazette
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Matteo Stoppa
Successful dribbles: 37. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market11 Jan 2027
Sambenedettese turn down Bra for Tommaso Orsini
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Daniele Borra 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 Sambenedettese this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces11 Jan 2027
The crowd has taken to Pasquale Marranzino
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Squad11 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Leon Klußmann
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match9 Jan 2027
Sambenedettese see off Carpi
Three points for Sambenedettese, 1‑0 the final word against Carpi in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
A masterclass from Pasquale Marranzino
Marked 8.23 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Sambenedettese training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Francesco Scafetta 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Sambenedettese sign Domenico Casadei, one for the future
Domenico Casadei is 14, and Sambenedettese have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Market A long bet from Sambenedettese on Lorenzo Corsini
- Squad Marco Piccoli has to sit this one out
- Player ratings Francesco Scafetta ran the game