The Braga Post
Squad16 Nov 2026
João Moutinho breaks a bone — 67 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 67 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match14 Nov 2026
Whatever happens, Braga do not lose
15 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Braga
Ricardo Horta 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.
Match14 Nov 2026
After 7 games, Braga finally taste it again
The first defeat in 7 matches. The manager will say it had to come; the dressing room will say it did not have to come against Vitoria Guimaraes; the supporters will say both, in that order, all week.
Player ratings16 Nov 2026
Eduardo Peixoto was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 21. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words at Braga training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Víctor Gómez 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 terraces16 Nov 2026
The crowd has taken to Mario Dorgeles
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Luis Suazo
“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.
Match14 Nov 2026
Nobody wins at Braga
8 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
In brief
- Player ratings Mario Dorgeles in the eights
- The dugout A promise honoured at Braga
- Player ratings Gabri Martínez turns it into his own net