The Juventude Sentinel
Match17 Apr 2027
Marcos Paulo leads the rout of Oeste
3‑0, and Marcos Paulo took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Juventude tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Marcos Paulo scores twice — 8.97
Two goals and a mark of 8.97 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Felipe Fernández keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Juventude may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market19 Apr 2027
Juventude may not be able to give Messias what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Messias wants continental football; whether Juventude can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Juventude
Gabriel Taliari 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Daniel Pacheco joins the Juventude first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Pacheco is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Alex Cunha joins the Juventude first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alex Cunha is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Juventude promote Fábio Rangel from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Fábio Rangel 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.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Ninety minutes of Pablo Roberto at his very best
Marked 8.05. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Juventude.
In brief
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- The dugout Arthur Teixeira has his say
- Player ratings Nothing got past Nathan Santos