The Aparecidense Chronicle
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Wesley Teixeira could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.04
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.04, 1 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Leonardo Alves breaks a bone — 30 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 30 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 8 of the 14 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Raphael Luz, 37, rolls back the years — 7.83
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.83 at 37, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A debut to forget for Cristiano Batista — 5.36
Every first appearance is one of two stories, and this was the harder one: 5.36, and a long walk to the tunnel. The second appearance is the one that decides what the first one meant.
Match8 Aug 2026
6 goals as Aparecidense and Mixto go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Aparecidense and Mixto, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Match8 Aug 2026
Wesley Teixeira’s goal not enough for Aparecidense
Wesley Teixeira scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑4 to Mixto, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Aparecidense agree a free transfer for Borges
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sérgio Batista steps up from the Aparecidense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sérgio Batista 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
- Market One of our own: Sérgio Araujo joins the Aparecidense first team
- Market One of our own: Daniel Alves joins the Aparecidense first team
- Market Aparecidense promote Tiago Porto from within