The Paysandu Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
JP Galvão 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 Paysandu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Paysandu see off Boa
Three points for Paysandu, 2‑1 the final word against Boa in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Paysandu supporters have found a favourite in Pablo
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Pablo has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Matheus Vargas
Marked 8.00 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for André
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to André, and the manager let it.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Pablo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market10 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Gabriel Mesquita's contract
48 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market10 Aug 2026
Paysandu buy the years ahead of Rafael Freitas
He is 16, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Paysandu on Leonardo Porto
He is 14, and nobody at Paysandu signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Paysandu sign Danilo Gomes, one for the future
- Squad Matheus Vargas is off the mark for Paysandu
- Squad Márcio Júnior finally opens his account