The Portuguesa Gazette
Squad24 Jan 2028
118 days out for Moisés Acuña after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Portuguesa will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market24 Jan 2028
José Pérez 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 The request is on a desk at Portuguesa, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match22 Jan 2028
No end in sight to Portuguesa's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Portuguesa has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Portuguesa tie Francisco Ferraresi down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A falling-out at Portuguesa
Jonathan Cañete and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Portuguesa
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market24 Jan 2028
Victor Moreno steps up from the Portuguesa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Victor Moreno 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Alejandro Castillo joins the Portuguesa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alejandro Castillo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Jan 2028
Fernando Rondon steps up from the Portuguesa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fernando Rondon 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
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Rubén Rojas
- Boardroom Portuguesa let a promise lapse
- The dugout Óscar González gets picked when it counts