Marked for Luca Gemello
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Match5 Dec 2026
Still nobody has beaten Perugia
The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Squad7 Dec 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luca Gemello, and the manager let it.
Match5 Dec 2026
A 2‑2 draw with Arezzo leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Market7 Dec 2026
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Perugia know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Giacomo Manzari wants a proper job in this side
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Giacomo Manzari has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Perugia know, and have known for weeks.
Squad7 Dec 2026
A new face in his position, and Linas Megelaitis suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Perugia have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
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Triumph
Squad23 Nov 2026
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Perugia may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match21 Nov 2026
Nobody wants to play Perugia right now
4 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Match21 Nov 2026
Torres made Perugia work for it, but the scoreboard read 4‑3 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad23 Nov 2026
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Valerio Verre is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.32 with 6 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
The terraces23 Nov 2026
Everybody has an opinion about Luca Gemello
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
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Upbeat
Squad9 Nov 2026
A one-man rearguard from Luca Gemello
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match7 Nov 2026
Three points for Perugia, 1‑0 the final word against Sambenedettese in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad9 Nov 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alessandro Tozzuolo, and the manager let it.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Alberto Solís asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market9 Nov 2026
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Perugia know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad9 Nov 2026
At 28 he is in the side on merit and somebody else is watching from the bench. Places at Perugia are won quietly and lost loudly.
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Steady
Match23 Sep 2026
The cup run ends for Perugia
0‑1 against Altamura, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Squad28 Sep 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luca Gemello, and the manager let it.
Match26 Sep 2026
It needed Alessio Nepi to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Pontedera, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.
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Steady
Market24 Aug 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Perugia, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market24 Aug 2026
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market24 Aug 2026
Arturo Moretti is 16, and Perugia have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
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Steady
Squad3 Aug 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Valerio Verre and Perugia agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market3 Aug 2026
The phone has started ringing about Luca Bacchin again, and this time the name on the line is Casarano. Perugia are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market3 Aug 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.