The Altamura Herald
Market21 Aug 2028
Altamura turn down Palermo for Antonino Viola
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Youssouph Sylla due for a Altamura medical
Everything agreed with Latina, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
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
5 academy graduates step up at Altamura
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad21 Aug 2028
A row about effort at Altamura
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Brayan Boci was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Altamura rebuffed over Alan Sosa
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Argentinos Juniors have kept their man, and Altamura go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market21 Aug 2028
Michele Peretti steps up from the Altamura academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Michele Peretti 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Paolo Donati joins the Altamura first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paolo Donati 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: Gerardo Altieri joins the Altamura first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gerardo Altieri is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Nicola Dipinto
- Boardroom A promise the Altamura board did not keep
- Boardroom Altamura turn down the training-ground plan