The Benevento Herald
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Simone Verdi keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Benevento may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Raffaele Celia
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Leonardo Sernicola in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Benevento this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match24 Oct 2026
Benevento come up short against Ascoli
Ascoli left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Benevento training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Angelo Talia is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Mariano Lombardo answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Diego Borghini gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Marco Tumminello left out for tactical reasons at Benevento
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
Looking ahead26 Oct 2026
Danilo Russo goes back to face Vicenza
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Danilo Russo’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Benevento needing him to play as if none of it matters.
In brief
- Loan watch 5 goals on loan for Mario Perlingieri
- Market Leonardo Sernicola linked with a move away
- Squad Mattia Maita says his piece