The Portuguesa Gazette
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Jonathan Cañete: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Portuguesa have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Portuguesa
Jonathan Cañete 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.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Portuguesa
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market25 Jan 2027
Jose Ferraresi steps up from the Portuguesa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jose Ferraresi 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Portuguesa promote Salomon Osorio from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Salomon Osorio 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Darwin Ramirez joins the Portuguesa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Darwin Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Portuguesa promote Sergio Rosales from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Rosales 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.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Edwin Peraza shuts the door
Defensive actions: 15, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Richard Martinez chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.
In brief
- Boardroom Portuguesa say no to the training-ground money
- Squad Words at Portuguesa training over how hard people work
- Player ratings Lautaro Lovazzano leaves them behind him