The Pouso Alegre Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Tiago Fonseca joins the Pouso Alegre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tiago Fonseca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Costa steps up from the Pouso Alegre academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rodrigo Costa 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Daniel Pacheco steps up from the Pouso Alegre 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thiago Queiroz joins the Pouso Alegre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thiago Queiroz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Pouso Alegre against Porto Vitória
0‑1 to Porto Vitória, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Rafael Moreira: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Diego Porfirio
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Diego Porfirio, and the manager let it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tiago Fonseca, 14, gets his chance
Off the academy pitches and onto a senior team sheet at 14. The debut is the easy part; the second appearance is the one every young player has to earn.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Douglas Borges
Successful dribbles: 11. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Player ratings Victor Guimarães ran the game
- Squad Diego Porfirio speaks, and the room listens
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Portuguesa at home