The Central Herald
Squad19 Jul 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for André Pacheco
15 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Central lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market19 Jul 2027
Not going: Gigante stays at Central
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Hapoel Tel Aviv had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Match17 Jul 2027
No end in sight to Central's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Central has to find a result from somewhere.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
João Porto keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Central may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings19 Jul 2027
Carlos Junior, 19, steals the show — 7.69
Marked 7.69 at 19, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market19 Jul 2027
Central turn down Parnahyba for Éder Oliveira
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Words exchanged at Central
Gabriel Lima 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.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Alex Gomes falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Fera stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Fera and Central agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Central against Lagarto
- The dugout Gabriel Lima gets it from the manager
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Alex Gomes's mistake