The Paredes Post
Squad24 Aug 2026
9 saves: Fábio Matos was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 9 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Erik Santana beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Stevan Manuel
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Paredes have done the hard part with Benfica, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Paredes
Zé Manuel 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 targets24 Aug 2026
Paredes rebuffed over Kaíque Rocha
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Casa Pia have kept their man, and Paredes go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Paredes
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Miguel Moreno was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match22 Aug 2026
Rúben Fonseca’s goal not enough for Paredes
Rúben Fonseca scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to São João de Ver, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Francisco Miranda answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 1‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Fernando Fernandes stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Fernando Fernandes and Paredes agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Looking ahead Fábio Matos goes back to face Sanjoanense
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Jose Miranda
- The dugout No place in the plan for Lagartinho