Bari, Caserta's "premiere": the roar of fans awaiting Roccaraso.

A double event combining image and substance to raise the curtain on SSC Bari's 2025/2026 season. On display, in the "Gianluca Guido" press room at the San Nicola Stadium, is the official unveiling of the red and whites' new kits. It's an event eagerly awaited by industry insiders rather than fans, who, meanwhile, are crowding in front of goal number 8 and the antechamber entrance for the first autographs and selfies of the new season. The event also offers a first glimpse of the visual identity that will accompany the Caserta team in the upcoming championship.

After a half-hour dedicated to style and communication, attention shifts to the Antistadio - San Nicola stadium, where coach Fabio Caserta leads the first training session of the new season. It's a chance to see the team in action and begin to feel the atmosphere of a season that promises to be full of ambition and expectation. This is demonstrated by the unexpectedly large fan turnout for the first training session of the new football season. More than expected, onlookers flocked to the San Nicola stadium, despite the climate of protest and indifference expressed on various fan social media platforms.

Everyone crowded behind the antechamber railings to watch the first training session, supervised by a beaming Fabio Caserta (who was greeted with applause, a few encouraging words, and handshakes). The session was split between the pitch and the gym, with two distinct groups working together. The first to run were the four goalkeepers. Then came the "traditional" group led by Sibilli, Bellomo, Vicari, Pucino, and Benali. They were joined by the young Mane and the new players Rao (fresh from his medical), Dickmann, and the latest arrival Sheriff Kassama. Next up was an indoor-pitch relay for the other group, including Moncini, Dorval, Manzari, Faggi, and Gytkjaer. The Danish striker and former Brescia striker was the testimonial just minutes before the new training kits were released. Pereiro was the only excused absentee due to flight delays; Verreth will join him today, departing from Brussels. Defender Nikolaou will almost certainly join the squad directly at the Roccaraso retreat scheduled for tomorrow.

A packed schedule that, beyond the already scheduled friendlies (July 20th against Castel di Sangro, the 23rd against Bacigalupo Vasto Marina, and the 26th against Campobasso), can already project towards the dates of the next tournament, as proposed yesterday at the Lega Nord meeting in Milan with all the clubs. The breaks, Boxing Day, and midweek matches for the 2025/2026 season have been established. As already established, the season is scheduled to begin on Saturday, August 23rd, with opening day on Friday the 22nd. The regular season will conclude between May 8th and 10th. There will be four FIFA breaks, during which Serie B will also be suspended. There will be five midweek matches: the first on Tuesday, September 30th, then on October 28th, February 10th, March 3rd, and March 17th. Boxing Day will be played between December 26th and 27th, as well as on Easter Monday. The promotion and relegation procedures, based on the playoffs and playouts, have been confirmed, with the same procedures currently in effect. The request, as is standard practice, will now be forwarded to the FIGC.

Finally, the contract with Hawk-Eye as the technology partner for the VAR system was renewed. The procedures for implementing the minute of silence and the black armband were also defined, and President Bedin's proposal to implement virtual advertising technology in the audiovisual production of matches to strengthen the commercial strategy was accepted.