The Ravenna Post
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Ravenna
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lorenzo Da Pozzo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Ravenna say no to the training-ground money
The plan went upstairs and came back down. Nothing about that will make a headline anywhere else, and everybody who works at the training ground will remember it for years.
Market24 Aug 2026
Matteo Mandorlini is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Ravenna has been clear about where Matteo Mandorlini stands, which is more than many ever get.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Francisco Baridó has outgrown this division
There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Ravenna know it, and so does everybody who watches him.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Daniele Casiraghi has company in his position
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Daniele Casiraghi keeps the shirt for now, at Ravenna's convenience rather than his own.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Matteo Solini has seen what the next man earns
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room and never have. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and at Ravenna that is a harder question to answer.
In brief
- Market Francisco Baridó arrives on loan
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Pineto at home