The Vitória Gazette
Squad19 Apr 2027
The knee: Caíque Gonçalves out for 66 days
66 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Vitória lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Emmanuel Martínez: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Vitória have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad19 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Vitória
Matheuzinho and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Vitória
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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Vitória promote Júnior Monteiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Monteiro 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Marcelo Moreira steps up from the Vitória academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcelo Moreira 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
One of our own: Douglas Borges joins the Vitória first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Douglas Borges is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Samuel Souza steps up from the Vitória academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Samuel Souza 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.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Matheuzinho in the eights
A performance of 8.35 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- Player ratings Erick beats them one at a time
- Match Vitória caught on 96 minutes
- Loan watch Davi Barbosa wants to come home