André Lucas

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28 Aug 2027
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Marked for André Lucas

55 Edition

The Zaragoza Chronicle

16 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad16 Aug 2027

Fabio Kluit arrives at the club he grew up with

Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Fabio Kluit has, at Zaragoza, and the first month will show what that does to a man.

Squad16 Aug 2027

Tempers go at Zaragoza

José Copete 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.

Market16 Aug 2027

As if he never left: Fabio Kluit returns

Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Fabio Kluit is a Zaragoza player again, and the town has its story of the summer.

Squad16 Aug 2027

A late step up for Toni Moya

At 29 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.

Squad16 Aug 2027

André Lucas is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Market16 Aug 2027

The Yussif Saidu conversation is coming

Everyone has stopped pretending: Cádiz will make the call about Yussif Saidu this week. Zaragoza have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.

The dugout16 Aug 2027

No hiding place for César De la Hoz

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to César De la Hoz, and the manager let it.

Market16 Aug 2027

Iván Ferrer steps up from the Zaragoza academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Iván Ferrer 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.

The dugout16 Aug 2027

José Copete knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and José Copete trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief

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The Palmeiras Chronicle

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Triumph

Player ratings4 Jan 2027

Andreas Pereira beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 35. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Match2 Jan 2027

Palmeiras tear Juventude apart

Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 4‑0 against Juventude, and it could have been more.

Match4 Jan 2027

Nobody above Palmeiras

First, on 51 points. The table is a fact and a fact is allowed to be enjoyed, which is as far as anybody at the club is prepared to go in public.

Match2 Jan 2027

Palmeiras cannot stop winning

6 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Player ratings4 Jan 2027

Vitor Roque, 21, steals the show — 8.29

Marked 8.29 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Carlos Miguel is named among the best

There are footballers who have a good season and footballers a season is remembered for, and the second kind get their names read out in a hall in the summer. Palmeiras will be quietly delighted and privately nervous.

Market4 Jan 2027

Palmeiras turn down Vasco da Gama for Khellven

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Transfer targets4 Jan 2027

Palmeiras rebuffed over Zé Lucas

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cruzeiro have kept their man, and Palmeiras go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Transfer targets4 Jan 2027

No deal for Zé Lucas at that price

Palmeiras offered $1.4M; Cruzeiro 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.

In brief