The ASA Post
Squad9 Nov 2026
Paulo Gianezini keeps ASA in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market9 Nov 2026
ASA promote General from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. General 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.
Market9 Nov 2026
Pedro Pacheco steps up from the ASA academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pedro Pacheco 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 ratings9 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Lessinho
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Igor Xavier chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Bookings catch up with Sammuel
One yellow too many, and a match watched from the stand. The most avoidable absence in football, and ASA will feel it on Saturday.
Match7 Nov 2026
Point won or two lost for ASA?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Treze? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
The plan did not have a place for Luís Eduardo
Nobody at ASA is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Tiago Rodrigues
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Tiago Rodrigues, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market Ronaldo Herrera linked with a move away
- The dugout Luís Eduardo wants a proper job in this side
- Squad The training reports on Ronaldo Herrera are not good