The Vitória Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Davi Barbosa
47 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Vitória lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matheuzinho stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Matheuzinho and Vitória agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Vitória
Marinho 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Erick beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Match8 Aug 2026
Internacional take the points off Vitória
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Zéca joins the Vitória first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Zéca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitória promote Samuel Costa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Costa 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
João Farias steps up from the Vitória academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. João Farias 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitória promote Monstro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Monstro 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.
In brief
- Squad Vitória are still strangers to each other
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Matheuzinho asks for a word with the manager