The Estrela da Amadora Post
Market31 Aug 2026
Abraham Marcus moves on
Vitoria Guimaraes pay $6.7M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Rafa Soares pops up at the right end — 7.88
7.88, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Joan Jordán pops up at the right end — 7.65
7.65, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Market31 Aug 2026
Estrela da Amadora say no — this time
The offer from União de Santarém for Alisson Souza was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Estrela da Amadora
Matheus Alves 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.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Shanghai Shenhua tell Estrela da Amadora: Cléber is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
One of their own: Alex Sola
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.
Match29 Aug 2026
Estrela da Amadora see off Santa Clara
Three points for Estrela da Amadora, 2‑0 the final word against Santa Clara in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market31 Aug 2026
Ni Rodrigues attracts admirers
The name of Ni Rodrigues has come up in conversations Estrela da Amadora were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
In brief
- Squad Jefferson Encada falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Marco Dias: “That is the standard”
- The dugout Léo Linck knocks on the manager's door