The Portuguesa Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Only the photograph left for José Pérez
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. José Pérez will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Portuguesa the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
José Pérez signs for Zamora while still at Portuguesa
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. José Pérez has agreed terms with Zamora for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jonathan Cañete in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Portuguesa this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Alejandro Gonzalez steps up from the Portuguesa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Gonzalez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Rafael Casseres joins the Portuguesa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Casseres is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jose Rosales steps up from the Portuguesa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jose Rosales has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Portuguesa
- Squad Luis Parra is a square peg at Portuguesa
- Squad Words at Portuguesa training over how hard people work
- The dugout Lautaro Lovazzano knocks on the manager's door