The Juventude Sentinel
Market10 Jan 2028
Gabriel Taliari puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Juventude, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market10 Jan 2028
So close: Gabriel Taliari’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Santa Cruz moved on, Gabriel Taliari reports back to Juventude, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Pedro Rocha stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Pedro Rocha and Juventude agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Jan 2028
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.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Lucas Mineiro falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Jan 2028
Rafael Mendes steps up from the Juventude academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Mendes 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.
In brief
- Market Juventude promote Thiago Lopes from within
- Squad Jean Irmer is a square peg at Juventude
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Pedro Rocha