The Atlético Mineiro Gazette
Squad24 Jan 2028
A falling-out at Atlético Mineiro
Mateo Cassierra and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market24 Jan 2028
Eyes on Iván Román again
The phone has started ringing about Iván Román again, and this time the name on the line is Neftchi. Atlético Mineiro are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Words at Atlético Mineiro training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rodrigo Garro is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Roberto Assis joins the Atlético Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Roberto Assis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Jan 2028
Atlético Mineiro promote Paulinho from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Paulinho 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Caio Alves joins the Atlético Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Caio Alves is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Ruan Tressoldi 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 dugout24 Jan 2028
When it matters, Lyanco plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Ruan Tressoldi has had enough of the bench
“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Atlético Mineiro will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.
In brief
- Squad Alan Minda wants to know why he earns less
- The dugout The manager comes out for Mateo Cassierra
- Boardroom The Atlético Mineiro production line keeps running