The Vitoria Guimaraes Chronicle
Market17 Aug 2026
Vitoria Guimaraes turn down Porto for Tony Strata
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Charles keeps Vitoria Guimaraes 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Vitoria Guimaraes
Samu 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Vitoria Guimaraes
4 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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Vitoria Guimaraes get the job done against Nacional
A 3‑2 win over Nacional, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Beni Mukendi falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market17 Aug 2026
Vitoria Guimaraes promote Sergio Cardoso from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Cardoso 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
Vitoria Guimaraes promote Miguel Simoes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Miguel Simoes 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
Daniel Pacheco steps up from the Vitoria Guimaraes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Rodrigo Abascal was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Player ratings Telmo Arcanjo in the eights
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Oumar Camara