The União Gazette
Squad16 Nov 2026
The knee: Rodrigo Maranhão out for 78 days
78 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. União lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Tempers go at União
Jardisson 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.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Caio Monteiro 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.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Caio Monteiro gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Davi Guedes asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
Weverton goes back to face Jequié
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Weverton’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and União needing him to play as if none of it matters.
Market16 Nov 2026
Davi Guedes linked with a move away
The name of Davi Guedes keeps appearing in other people's back pages. União say nothing, which says plenty.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Gustavo Bagatini: “I am not a substitute”
“I have done everything asked of me in training and it has not changed a thing on a Saturday.” The most familiar complaint in football, and one União will have to answer with minutes or with a transfer.
Market16 Nov 2026
The shop window has Allan Vitor in it
União have let the market know Allan Vitor can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.