The Nautico Courier
Market21 Apr 2031
Ricardo Silva puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nautico, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout21 Apr 2031
Ricardo Silva keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Nautico may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom21 Apr 2031
7 academy players handed senior numbers at Nautico
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.
Squad21 Apr 2031
A row about effort at Nautico
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Dodô was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad21 Apr 2031
Words exchanged at Nautico
Amadu Baldé and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market21 Apr 2031
Nautico promote Danilo Barbosa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danilo Barbosa 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.
Market21 Apr 2031
Daniel Cavalcante steps up from the Nautico academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Cavalcante 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.
Market21 Apr 2031
Nautico promote Gabriel Viana from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gabriel 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.
Match19 Apr 2031
Nautico see off Oeste
Three points for Nautico, 1‑0 the final word against Oeste in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Squad Nautico lose Daniel Ribeiro
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- Boardroom A promise the Nautico board did not keep