The Penafiel Post
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Penafiel
Joan Femenías 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Adrián Pica out for 30 days
The medical room confirms 30 days on the sidelines for Adrián Pica, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Penafiel
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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Daniel Rodrigues steps up from the Penafiel academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Rodrigues 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: Luis Pereira joins the Penafiel first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Pereira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
David Miranda steps up from the Penafiel academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Miranda 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
Penafiel promote Francisco Sousa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Francisco Sousa 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Davo
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Joseph Séry takes the honours
Marked 7.53 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Penafiel had the best player on the pitch.
In brief
- Squad Penafiel pick somebody else ahead of João Gonçalves
- Match Penafiel and Torreense take a point apiece
- Boardroom Penafiel turn down the training-ground plan