The Atlético Goianiense Herald
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Vladimir keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Atlético Goianiense may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market19 Apr 2027
Only the photograph left for Gustavo Maia
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Gustavo Maia will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Atlético Goianiense the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
A new deal for Cristiano Martins
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Words exchanged at Atlético Goianiense
Adriano Mina and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Atlético Goianiense
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.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Matheusinho 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Atlético Goianiense promote Sérgio Neves from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sérgio Neves 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
Atlético Goianiense promote André Silva from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. André Silva 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
Lucas Lopes steps up from the Atlético Goianiense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lucas Lopes 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
- Match A bad afternoon for Atlético Goianiense against Fortaleza
- Loan watch Mateus Macedo has seen enough of Iguatu
- The dugout The view from the dugout