The Portimonense Courier
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Tiago Mamede runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 32. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market31 Aug 2026
Mindinho hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Portimonense can pretend not to have heard.
Match29 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Portimonense
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Mo Dauda
“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.
Match29 Aug 2026
Lusitânia Lourosa take the points off Portimonense
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Elijah Benedict in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Portimonense this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market31 Aug 2026
Chaves are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Portimonense will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The manager has not finished forgetting Jarleysom's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Jarleysom could not find anything
4.66. Every footballer has these and most of them happen away from a full ground; his did not, and he will be aware of that all week.
In brief
- Squad Sébastien Cibois left out for tactical reasons at Portimonense
- Market Portimonense bring in Samy Merheg on loan
- Player ratings The referee tires of Marlon Júnior