The Portuguesa Herald
Match12 Sep 2026
Matheus Cadorini leads the rout of Capital
4‑0, and Matheus Cadorini took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Portuguesa tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Matheus Cadorini scores twice — 8.49
Two goals and a mark of 8.49 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Matheus Cadorini is carrying Portuguesa
18 goals and a season average of 7.21. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Portuguesa
Caio Roque 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.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
Portuguesa supporters have found a favourite in Maceió
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Maceió has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market14 Sep 2026
Willian Soares steps up from the Portuguesa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Willian Soares 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
Danilo Figueiredo steps up from the Portuguesa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Danilo Figueiredo 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.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Marcelo Freitas in the eights
A performance of 8.27 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Portuguesa training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gustavo Henrique is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- The dugout Vitor Ribeiro: “That is the standard”
- The dugout Renê Sousa does not fit this one
- The dugout When it matters, Portuga plays