The Paysandu Gazette
Match15 Apr 2028
The wait goes on for Paysandu
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Marquinhos 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 Paysandu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Nobody could get near Marquinhos
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
Graduation day at Paysandu
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad17 Apr 2028
No hiding place for Marquinhos
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Marquinhos, and the manager let it.
Market17 Apr 2028
Paysandu promote Jacaré from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jacaré 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 Apr 2028
Leonardo Fernandes steps up from the Paysandu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leonardo Fernandes 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 Apr 2028
Leozinho steps up from the Paysandu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leozinho 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 Apr 2028
Thiago Araujo steps up from the Paysandu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thiago Araujo 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.
In brief
- Squad Words at Paysandu training over how hard people work
- Squad Daniel Borges dropped after a run of poor form
- Match Honours even between Paysandu and Atletico Goianiense