The Dolomiti Bellunesi Sentinel
Player ratings22 Mar 2027
Gabriel Serrano, 33, rolls back the years — 8.19
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.19 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Eljon Toci falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match20 Mar 2027
Gabriel Serrano’s goal not enough for Dolomiti Bellunesi
Gabriel Serrano scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Renate, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market22 Mar 2027
Dolomiti Bellunesi promote Mattia Grasso from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mattia Grasso 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.
Market22 Mar 2027
One of our own: Luciano Bellucci joins the Dolomiti Bellunesi first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luciano Bellucci is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 Mar 2027
Flavio Ferrigno steps up from the Dolomiti Bellunesi academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Flavio Ferrigno 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.
Market22 Mar 2027
Dolomiti Bellunesi promote Davide Casella from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Davide Casella 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.
The dugout22 Mar 2027
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 1‑2 defeat, delivered by Simone Di Stefano to a room that had heard them before.
The dugout22 Mar 2027
Giuseppe Ciocci asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad A ban for Luca Clemenza
- Squad Gabriel Serrano finally opens his account
- The dugout Davide Mondonico left out for tactical reasons at Dolomiti Bellunesi