The Nacional Post
Market17 Aug 2026
Nacional turn down CSKA Moscow for Chuchu Ramírez
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Nacional
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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Pablo Ruan’s goal not enough for Nacional
Pablo Ruan scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Vitoria Guimaraes, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nacional
Chiheb Labidi 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
The manager makes an example of Chuchu Ramírez
“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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nacional promote Tiago Almeida from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tiago Almeida 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
Jorge Simoes steps up from the Nacional academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jorge Simoes 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: Ricardo Ferreira joins the Nacional first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ricardo Ferreira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
One of those days for Chuchu Ramírez
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.01, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
In brief
- Player ratings Chiheb Labidi runs at them all day
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Nacional
- Squad The plan did not have a place for Liziero