The Água Santa Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Água Santa
Wesley Dias 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Vinícius Cavalcante joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Vinícius Cavalcante 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
Tiago Costa steps up from the Água Santa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tiago Costa 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
Água Santa promote André Neves from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. André Neves 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
José Braga steps up from the Água Santa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. José Braga 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Late, late show earns Água Santa a point
Minute 87, against Goianésia, and a goal that felt like a win to everybody who had stayed. It was a draw. Nobody leaving the ground will describe it as one.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Michel Bennech
“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
Água Santa share the spoils with Goianésia
A 1‑1 draw with Goianésia leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Half-satisfied: Samuel Correia on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 1‑1, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
In brief
- Squad Antônio Gabriel finally opens his account
- Squad An aura around Netinho
- Squad Wesley Dias wants to know why he earns less