The Leixões Chronicle
Match16 Sep 2026
Leixões through in the cup
A 2‑0 win over Oliveirense, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Market21 Sep 2026
Rúben Pina’s move to Nacional falls through
The deal that would have taken Rúben Pina to Nacional has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Leixões with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Leixões — 7.72
1 for Rafael Santos, marked 7.72, 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.
Market21 Sep 2026
Leixões turn down Sanjoanense for Daniel Nolasco
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market21 Sep 2026
Leixões may not be able to give Mateus Castro what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Mateus Castro wants continental football; whether Leixões can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Leixões
Rafael Barbosa 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.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Miguel Sousa runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The terraces21 Sep 2026
One of their own: Gustavo Lobo
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.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Ninety minutes of Luccas Paraízo at his very best
Marked 8.03. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Leixões.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Pericles
- Player ratings Fernando Fonseca was the difference for Leixões
- The dugout Miguel Sousa knocks on the manager’s door