The Água Santa Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matheus Novaes stands alone
12 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Água Santa
Wesley Dias 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.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Matheus Novaes
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Henrique Araujo joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Henrique Araujo 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
Kaká steps up from the Água Santa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kaká 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
Água Santa promote Diego Cavalcante from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Diego Cavalcante 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Luiz Pereira joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luiz Pereira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alisson reaches 100 appearances
100 games in the shirt. Nobody sets out to build a record like that; it happens to a certain kind of player at a certain kind of club, and this town knows what it has.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Douglas Rodrigues on the point
“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Douglas Rodrigues after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.
In brief
- The dugout Água Santa pick somebody else ahead of Victor Guilherme
- Match Água Santa draw a blank against Goianésia
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Nenê Bonilha