The Central Herald
Market31 Aug 2026
Eduardo Campos hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Central can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
Central say no — this time
The offer from Fafe for Eduardo Campos was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Wesley Borges was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 25. 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.
Match29 Aug 2026
Central make it 3 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Central have 3 straight wins of it.
Match29 Aug 2026
Fernando Machado the difference as Central beat ASA
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Fernando Machado. 3‑1 against ASA, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Central
Wesley Borges and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
One of those days for Willian Andrade
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.34, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Eduardo Rocha: “That is the standard”
“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 3‑1, already talking about the next one.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Henrique Araujo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Henrique Araujo, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market The Fernando Machado question follows Central around
- The dugout Kauê Lima does not fit this one
- Player ratings Ronaldinho ran the game