The Parma Gazette
Match15 Apr 2028
Nowhere to hide for Parma
0‑3 against Udinese, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Match15 Apr 2028
6 matches without a win for Parma
The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Parma are no longer polite ones.
Market17 Apr 2028
Lautaro Valenti wants European nights
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
Squad17 Apr 2028
A row about effort at Parma
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jacob Ondrejka was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Parma
Mariano Troilo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
No hiding place for David Romero
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to David Romero, and the manager let it.
Market17 Apr 2028
Parma promote Armando Bertoni from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Armando Bertoni 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Franco Vitale steps up from the Parma academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Franco Vitale 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Parma promote Massimo Serra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Massimo Serra 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.
In brief
- Squad Jacob Ondrejka reaches 200 appearances
- Boardroom Doors closed at Parma
- The dugout Pontus Almqvist is still paying for one afternoon at Parma