The Estrela da Amadora Post
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Estrela da Amadora
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
Bruno Goncalves has until the next board meeting
What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Estrela da Amadora can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
Match4 Jan 2027
Estrela da Amadora are in real trouble now
Position 17, 12 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Estrela da Amadora
Rafa Soares 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.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Benfica tell Estrela da Amadora: Karim Konaté is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Loan watch4 Jan 2027
Georgy Tunguliyadi has seen enough of São João de Ver
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Estrela da Amadora, and 6 appearances in 19 say he has earned the hearing.
The dugout4 Jan 2027
Ianis Stoica gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market4 Jan 2027
One of our own: David Pacheco joins the Estrela da Amadora first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Pacheco is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market4 Jan 2027
One of our own: Antonio Gomes joins the Estrela da Amadora first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Antonio Gomes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Estrela da Amadora promote Henrique Marques from within
- Market Estrela da Amadora promote Antonio Rodrigues from within
- Player ratings Lovro Zvonarek runs at them all day