Elia's a quick operation. Candela is ready at the door.

Not Palermo after a lengthy negotiation, but Empoli. Salvatore Elia will leave Spezia for Tuscany, given that he was among the players looking to find new challenges elsewhere. Yesterday afternoon, interest and the imminent transfer were announced in a flash. Thus, on the transfer front, the options are open for two wingers, and first and foremost, Candela, a right-back who trained at Spezia and currently plays for Venezia, is ready to replace Elia.

There doesn't appear to be any interest in Beruatto from Pisa, while Maggiore remains among the top choices in midfield, and Kouda, sold to Parma, could return to the Eaglets on loan. Defender Alexiou may not be of much interest to Roberts' club, given the many youngsters from the youth academy popping up among D'Angelo's starting lineup.

By the way, striker Riccardo Fontanarosa, born in 2006, who joined the Aquile youth academy in the 2021-2022 season, has signed his first professional contract with the club. After impressing in the Under-16, Under-17, and Primavera championships, as well as under Coach D'Angelo at the recently concluded training camp in Santa Cristina, Fontanarosa's journey with the Aquile continues with this important step. As we anticipated, captain Hristov, who exited in the first half of the friendly against Cittadella in Alto Adige, is unharmed, and all is well for Cassata, who had returned to Spezia a few days earlier with a muscle strain. Furthermore, what we reported yesterday has been confirmed: the arrival of young striker Lischetti from Gozzano (Serie D), a player who was subsequently loaned to Giana Erminio (Serie C). Regarding the Coppa Italia match between Spezia and Sampdoria, scheduled for Monday, August 18th at the Picco, the Gos meeting approved the adoption of several organizational measures: the sale of tickets for the away section only to members of Sampdoria's loyalty program, regardless of their location, as well as the implementation of a stewarding service and the strengthening of pre-filtering and filtering services. Meanwhile, today, to test the lineup ahead of the Coppa Italia and league fixtures, D'Angelo's first of two tests at the Picco will be against Viareggio, kicking off at 6:30 PM.

Marco Magi