The América de Natal Courier
Market15 Jan 2029
Santiago Chala asks to leave América de Natal
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad15 Jan 2029
A falling-out at América de Natal
Leandro Carvalho and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom15 Jan 2029
Gonzalo Vitureira will join América de Natal for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Gonzalo Vitureira has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means América de Natal have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Transfer targets15 Jan 2029
Ferroviária tell América de Natal: Gustavo Medina is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market15 Jan 2029
Henrique Tavares steps up from the América de Natal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henrique Tavares 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.
Market15 Jan 2029
Gabriel Silva steps up from the América de Natal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Silva 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.
Market15 Jan 2029
América de Natal promote Júnior Monteiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Monteiro 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.
Squad15 Jan 2029
Words at América de Natal training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lorenzo 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.
The dugout15 Jan 2029
Vander gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad Valentino Massi needs a bigger stage
- The dugout Leandro Carvalho knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout Igor Pato is still paying for one afternoon at América de Natal