Sudtirol is looking for a new sports director. Matteo Lovisa, sports director of Juve Stabia, is a name in contention. Sudtirol cannot afford to give another week of reflection and must choose its new man in the market within a few hours. Lovisa is loved in Castellammare and the fans have asked him to stay at all costs. Also, Cesena will change its director. Andrea Mancini, son of Roberto, has closed his relationship with Sampdoria and will be officially announced by Cesena after having settled the last technical details. The son of the former Azzurri coach will join the bianconero club until June 30, 2027, with an option to renew for the next season. At Verona, Sean Sogliano will almost certainly stay, although Lecce has not completely given up the chase. The director has a renewal proposal with Verona until 2029 for 500,000 euros net per season, but Lecce's patron Sticchi Damiani is ready to surpass it... The silence in the yellow and blue house does not help to understand the situation better. If Sogliano stays, Gilardino would certainly be a first choice for the bench. Sampdoria, on the other hand, is looking abroad for this role: Americo Branco could be the new sports director after Mancini Jr.'s departure. Portuguese, 35 years old, he has no past as a footballer but as a director since 2014: Olhanense, Coimbra, Tondela and Fortuna Sittard are the stages of his career, also as head of scouting. His divorce from the Dutch society, after four seasons, was already announced a few weeks ago.