The Tondela Gazette
Match17 Oct 2026
The wait goes on for Tondela
10 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A one-man rearguard from Lucas Cañizares
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market19 Oct 2026
Rodrigo asks to leave Tondela
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Makan Aïko runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Words at Tondela training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Brayan Medina is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Tondela
Bebeto and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match17 Oct 2026
Vitoria Guimaraes take the points off Tondela
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Rony Lopes
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rony Lopes, and the manager let it.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
Lucas Tavares answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
In brief
- Squad Marcinho stays put
- Market Still no ink between Tondela and Talys
- The dugout Sandro Manoel dropped after a run of poor form