The Água Santa Gazette
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Francisco Silva, 21, steals the show — 7.70
Marked 7.70 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Felipe Mandarino keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Água Santa may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market19 Apr 2027
Hiago Ribeiro is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Água Santa is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Match17 Apr 2027
Nobody wants to play Água Santa right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Wesley Dias in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Água Santa this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match17 Apr 2027
Água Santa are at home on the road
4 straight away victories. Sides that win away are usually sides that can defend and can counter, and the table has begun to reflect what those journeys have earned.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Água Santa
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
Words at Água Santa training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Netinho 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.
Match17 Apr 2027
Água Santa see off Mixto
Three points for Água Santa, 2‑1 the final word against Mixto in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- The terraces One of their own: Francisco Silva
- Market Água Santa promote Sérgio Lopes from within
- Market Água Santa promote Leão from within