André Pacheco

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27 Nov 2027
Saturday
Process

Marked for André Pacheco

51 Edition

The Central Herald

19 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

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.

Market

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.

Match

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 dugout

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 ratings

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.

Market

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.

Squad

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.

Squad

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.

Squad

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

Back issues
50 Edition

The Central Herald

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

The knee: André Pacheco out for 22 days

22 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Central lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Match

No end in sight to Central's wait for a win

7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Central has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Eyes on Gigante again

The phone has started ringing about Gigante again, and this time the name on the line is Hapoel Tel Aviv. Central are listening politely and promising nothing.

Market

Central turn down Porto Vitória for Caio Amaral

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

Squad

A falling-out at Central

Alex Gomes and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad

Caio Amaral is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 18 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.

Transfer targets

Guarani tell Central: Hyan 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.

Squad

Paulo Pacheco 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.

Transfer targets

Central ask about Luciano Jr

A loan enquiry to Sport Recife: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

In brief

  • Transfer targets Central try to borrow Kauan
  • The dugout The view from the dugout
  • The dugout Gabriel Lima knocks on the manager's door