The Paysandu Gazette
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Paysandu
JP Galvão 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
Graduation day at Paysandu
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match17 Apr 2027
Whatever happens, Paysandu do not lose
6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Market19 Apr 2027
Paulo Araujo steps up from the Paysandu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paulo Araujo 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Brabo steps up from the Paysandu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brabo 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Mateus Braga steps up from the Paysandu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mateus Braga 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Rafinha steps up from the Paysandu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafinha 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.
Squad19 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Facundo Bonifazi
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Matheus Vargas is still paying for one afternoon at Paysandu
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
In brief
- Player ratings One moment undoes Matheus Vargas
- Match Paysandu and Flamengo take a point apiece
- Squad Matheus Vargas asks for a word with the manager