The Atlético Mineiro Gazette
Market19 Apr 2027
Dudu 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 Atlético Mineiro can pretend not to have heard.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Atlético Mineiro
Mateo Cassierra 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.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Atlético Mineiro
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market19 Apr 2027
Atlético Mineiro promote Carlos Viana from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Carlos Viana has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Victor Araujo joins the Atlético Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Araujo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Felipe Lopes joins the Atlético Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Felipe Lopes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match17 Apr 2027
Kevin Castaño the difference as Atlético Mineiro beat Mirassol
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Kevin Castaño. 1‑0 against Mirassol, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Ninety minutes of Kevin Castaño at his very best
Marked 8.13. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Atlético Mineiro.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Vitão signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Vitão commits to Atlético Mineiro for another 5 years.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Mateo Cassierra
- Loan watch Victor Hugo counts the days
- The dugout Renan Lodi gets picked when it counts