The Vitória Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Age has not caught Marinho yet — 8.23
At 36 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 8.23 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
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
Emanuel Brítez in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Vitória this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Erick
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Baralhas
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match8 Aug 2026
Vitória see off Internacional
Three points for Vitória, 1‑0 the final word against Internacional in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitória sign Júnior Machado, one for the future
Júnior Machado is 14, and Vitória have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitória sign Igor Moreira, one for the future
Igor Moreira is 16, and Vitória have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitória buy the years ahead of Sérgio Gomes
He is 14, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Market Vitória sign Daniel Soares, one for the future
- Squad Matheuzinho asks for a word with the manager
- Player ratings Diego Tarzia was immovable