The Portimonense Courier
Match12 Sep 2026
No mercy from Portimonense
Pacos de Ferreira will want this one forgotten quickly: 5‑2, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Portimonense were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Squad14 Sep 2026
9 saves: Sébastien Cibois was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 9 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Portimonense — 7.92
1 for Xavier, marked 7.92, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
No deal for Dylan Collard at that price
Portimonense offered $970.0K; Lusitânia Lourosa said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Match12 Sep 2026
Nobody could stop scoring
7 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Portimonense and Pacos de Ferreira in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Market14 Sep 2026
Portimonense may not be able to give Jarleysom what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Jarleysom wants continental football; whether Portimonense can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Portimonense
Elijah Benedict and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
One of their own: Edney
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market14 Sep 2026
Afonso Mendes steps up from the Portimonense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Afonso Mendes has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Portimonense promote Alexandre Borges from within
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Carlinhos at his very best
- Player ratings Dânio Djassi beats them one at a time