The Atlético Mineiro Gazette
Squad12 Apr 2027
Vitor Hugo damages knee ligaments — 130 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 130 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market12 Apr 2027
Gabriel Delfim hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Atlético Mineiro can pretend not to have heard.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Atlético Mineiro
Léo Ortiz and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market12 Apr 2027
Carlos Amaral steps up from the Atlético Mineiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Amaral 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.
Market12 Apr 2027
One of our own: Victor Tavares joins the Atlético Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Tavares is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market12 Apr 2027
One of our own: Caio Lima joins the Atlético Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Caio Lima is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Words at Atlético Mineiro training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Maycon 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.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
When it matters, Gustavo Scarpa 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.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Alan Franco 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 Atlético Mineiro, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout Bernard has been promised minutes
- The dugout The manager comes out for Kevin Castaño
- Squad Word from the training ground: Everson