The AVS Gazette
Match15 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for AVS
0‑5 against Porto, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad17 Aug 2026
François-Joseph Sollacaro keeps AVS 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 AVS
Andre Green 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
5 academy players handed senior numbers at AVS
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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Aderllan Santos
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Aderllan Santos, and the manager let it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Gustavo Pereira steps up from the AVS academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gustavo Pereira 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: Paulo Oliveira joins the AVS first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paulo Oliveira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Joao Nascimento joins the AVS first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joao Nascimento is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
AVS promote Leonardo Marques from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Leonardo Marques 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.