Pescara have signed Roma and Italy starlet Alessio Riccardi on loan with an option to buy.

Pescara’s official website states Roma have first refusal on Riccardi next summer.

The 19-year-old made his senior debut for the Giallorossi in January 2019, playing eight minutes of a 4-0 win against Virtus Entella in the Coppa Italia.

However, they remain his only minutes in a Lupi shirt and the former Juventus target will now look to progress his career with the Delfini.

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Genoa have officially signed Filippo Melegoni and Milan Badelj, from Atalanta and Lazio respectively.

The Rossoblu confirmed a loan deal for Melegoni for 2020-21 and the midfielder moves on another loan stint after having returned from Pescara this summer.

Badelj arrives on a three-year contract, after the Croatia international spent 2019-20 on loan with Fiorentina.

He signs a permanent deal until June 2023 with the Grifoni, after having appeared 23 times for the Biancocelesti.

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Valeri Bojinov leaves Pescara and rejoins Levski Sofia for the third time in his career.

The Bulgarian club announced the return through their official channels and the 34-year-old leaves the Serie B side after only seven months.

The centre-forward first joined Levski Sofia in January 2014, but returned to Italy in September the same year, before he moved back to Sofia in February 2019.

Bojinov, who joined Lecce in July 1998, has played at Fiorentina, Juventus, Parma, Hellas Verona, Vicenza and Ternana in Italy.

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Genoa have reportedly won the chase for Atalanta midfielder Filippo Melegoni, who will arrive on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy.

Sky Sport Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports the Rossoblu beat Parma in the battle for the 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan with Pescara in Serie B.

The centre-midfielder should arrive in Genoa tonight and carry out the usual medical visit tomorrow, before signing a deal with the Grifoni.

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Andrea Petagna was the unexpected star of the show for Napoli, scoring a goal and providing two assists in their 4-0 friendly win over Serie B side Pescara.

This was the penultimate pre-season friendly for Gennaro Gattuso’s men, who ran out in a 4-3-3 formation at the Stadio San Paolo.

After an early couple of scares from Pescara, including Galano hitting the woodwork, Piotr Zielinski broke the deadlock with a ferocious strike.

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Cagliari have officially signed right-back Gabriele Zappa from Pescara, with Damir Ceter going the other way.

Zappa is a 20-year-old who came up through the Inter youth academy and was sold to Pescara for €3m last summer.

The deal is a loan with obligation to buy for a reported total sum of €3.5m, signing a five-year contract.

He played 26 games for Pescara in all competition last season, scoring five goals with one assist.

Zappa has played for Italy at Under-18 and Under-20 level.

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Roma have sent Alessio Riccardi to Pescara on loan with option to buy and a counter-option, where he’ll be teammates with Mirko Valdifiori.

The 19-year-old midfielder is a product of the Giallorossi youth academy and still waiting for his Serie A debut.

He’ll be in Serie B for this season with Pescara, where he has moved on loan with option to buy.

Roma also retain a counter-option to bring Riccardi back to the Capital.

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Pescara President Daniele Sebastiani said he has an agreement with Roma for Alessio Riccardi.

The young Giallorossi player was linked with a move to Napoli this summer, expected to be included in the deal to bring Arek Milik to the Olimpico.

But the Pesacara patron has revealed Riccardi is set to play in Serie B next season, as the Biancoazzurri Delfini look to improve their position in 2020-21.

“I have an agreement with Roma for Riccardi,” the Pescara President told CalcioNapoli24. “We have already established everything.

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The law change that should allow for old stadiums to be restructured has passed its first hurdle and could be ratified on September 14.

The rule has been nicknamed Sbloccastadi – Stadium unblocker – and will simplify the current rules that make the restructuring of arenas so difficult in Italy.

Clubs such as Fiorentina, Genoa, Sampdoria, Bologna, Pescara, Crotone, but even potentially San Siro, could have the opportunity to fundamentally restructure and improve existing venues.

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Massimo Oddo is officially the new coach of Pescara, returning to the club he had already worked with from 2015-17.

The 44-year-old had been in advanced negotiations and Sportitalia stated he was after a two-year contract.

The brief statement announcing his appointment does not mention the length of the contract, though.

Oddo had already taken Pescara to promotion from Serie B to A during his tenure in 2015-17.

Since then, he has gone on to roles at Udinese, Crotone and Perugia.

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