The Altamura Herald
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
No thanks: Nicolas Haas rejects the move
Altamura had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Empoli, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
No deal for Alessandro Di Pardo at that price
Altamura offered $500.0K; Sampdoria said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad21 Aug 2028
A falling-out at Altamura
Fabrizio Alastra and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Altamura
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market21 Aug 2028
Altamura promote Raffaele Bianco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Raffaele Bianco 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Danilo Lombardo joins the Altamura first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Danilo Lombardo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Filippo Castelli joins the Altamura first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Filippo Castelli is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Aug 2028
Altamura promote Jacopo Rizzi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jacopo Rizzi 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 dugout21 Aug 2028
Vittorio Agostinelli 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.
In brief
- Boardroom A promise the Altamura board did not keep
- Squad Marco Nazzaro falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Altamura turn down the training-ground plan