The Gil Vicente Gazette
Match15 Aug 2026
Gil Vicente run riot against Estrela da Amadora
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jonathan Buatu 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 Gil Vicente this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Murilo Souza runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Gil Vicente
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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Gil Vicente training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Santi García 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 terraces17 Aug 2026
Gil Vicente supporters have found a favourite in Joelson Fernandes
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Joelson Fernandes has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
Gil Vicente promote Leonardo Dias from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Leonardo Dias 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Henrique Dias steps up from the Gil Vicente academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henrique Dias 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nuno Santos joins the Gil Vicente first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nuno Santos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Gil Vicente promote Hugo Pereira from within
- Squad The manager makes an example of Zé Carlos
- Player ratings Santi García was the difference for Gil Vicente