The Internacional Courier
Squad16 Apr 2029
A falling-out at Internacional
Jhon Durán and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
9 academy graduates step up at Internacional
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market16 Apr 2029
Alex Costa steps up from the Internacional academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alex Costa 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Marcelo Amaral joins the Internacional first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marcelo Amaral is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
Chefe steps up from the Internacional academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chefe 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Internacional promote Daniel Amaral from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Amaral 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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A row about effort at Internacional
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matheus Bahia was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Apr 2029
Sergio Rochet has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Internacional will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout16 Apr 2029
Luiz Mandaca knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Internacional, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Looking ahead A reunion for Luiz Mandaca
- Squad Vitor Mendes wants out of the dugout
- The dugout The manager makes Sammuel a promise