The Arezzo Courier
Player ratings1 Nov 2032
Francisco González Metilli, 35, rolls back the years — 8.06
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.06 at 35, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Market1 Nov 2032
Elliot Saba hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Arezzo can pretend not to have heard.
Market1 Nov 2032
Tristan Diependael has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Arezzo they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad1 Nov 2032
Words exchanged at Arezzo
Luca Nadalino and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match30 Oct 2032
Arezzo see off Avellino
Three points for Arezzo, 2‑0 the final word against Avellino in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market1 Nov 2032
Still no ink between Arezzo and Fabio Domingos
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Arezzo, another week without a signature from Fabio Domingos.
Squad1 Nov 2032
Edwin Martinez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Edwin Martinez commits to Arezzo for another 3 years.
Squad1 Nov 2032
A row about effort at Arezzo
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Keverton was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout1 Nov 2032
A satisfied Interim Coach
“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 2‑0, Interim Coach could afford to be generous.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Alexey Sukharev
- Player ratings Luca Nadalino was unplayable
- The dugout Pietro Leonardelli knocks on the manager’s door