Parma, 10 July 2026 – The new season is almost upon us and Parma Calcio are getting ready to start a new campaign. Pre-season training for the Men's First Team begins on July 13th, officially kicking off the 2026/27 season. First training under Carlos Cuesta and his staff is set for Tuesday 14th July, at 18:00 CEST at the Mutti Training Centre in Collecchio.
This is the first step in a journey built on hard work, enthusiasm and ambition with the Gialloblu squad eager to get back together and begin preparations ahead of their first official matches.
The first week will conclude with an internal friendly at the Mutti Training Centre behind closed doors against Nicola Corrent's Primavera side, taking place on Sunday 19th July at 10:00 CEST.
SQUAD LIST
Also included in Carlos Cuesta’s squad for the start of pre-season are newly crowned UEFA European Under-17 champions Diallo and Varali. Suzuki and Circati, who recently represented Japan and Australia respectively at the FIFA World Cup, will join the squad at a later stage following their international commitments.
Goalkeepers:
Edoardo Corvi, Giovanni Daffara, Alessandro Mazzocchi, Filippo Rinaldi.
Defenders:
Sascha Britschgi, Franco Carboni, Enrico Delprato, Djibril Diallo, Dominik Drobnic, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Mariano Troilo, Lautaro Valenti, Emanuele Valeri, Ludovico Varali.
Midfielders:
Adrián Bernabé, Benjamin Cremaschi, Simone Lontani, Mandela Keita, Abdou Salam Konate, Rachid Kouda, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Christian Ordoñez, Oliver Sørensen.
Forwards:
Pontus Almqvist, Adrian Benedyczak, Nesta Elphege, Matja Frigan, Antoine Joujou, Daniel Mikolajewski, Jacob Ondrejka, Mateo Pellegrino.
