The Água Santa Gazette
Squad19 Apr 2027
Jenluis Pérez out for 33 days
The medical room confirms 33 days on the sidelines for Jenluis Pérez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Wesley Dias in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Água Santa this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Rafael Verrone beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 21. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Água Santa
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.
Match17 Apr 2027
Whatever happens, Água Santa do not lose
6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Samuel Ribeiro joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Samuel Ribeiro 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
Água Santa promote Renato Oliveira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Renato Oliveira 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Água Santa promote Márcio Peixoto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Márcio Peixoto 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Diego Fonseca joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Diego Fonseca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Words at Água Santa training over how hard people work
- Boardroom Água Santa let a promise lapse
- The dugout The manager’s verdict