The Portimonense Courier
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Miguel Nogueira, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 8.06
A mark of 8.06 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Match12 Sep 2026
A bad afternoon for Portimonense against Famalicao
2‑3 to Famalicao, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Portimonense training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Adrian Bajrami 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.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
Portimonense supporters have found a favourite in Miguel Nogueira
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Miguel Nogueira has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Tiago Mamede
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Portimonense
Kevin Chamorro was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Loan watch14 Sep 2026
Dânio Djassi counts the days
“I watch every Portimonense game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Benfica runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Market14 Sep 2026
Still no ink between Portimonense and Mésaque Djú
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Portimonense, another week without a signature from Mésaque Djú.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Mateus Sarará dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
In brief
- Player ratings Tiago Mamede runs at them all day
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