The Uberlândia Gazette
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Fábio Szymonek says Uberlândia went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad19 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Uberlândia
Gualberto and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
3 academy players handed senior numbers at Uberlândia
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
Léo Caeté stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Léo Caeté and Uberlândia agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad19 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Uberlândia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and João Loiola was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Leonardo Costa joins the Uberlândia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leonardo Costa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Danilo Figueiredo joins the Uberlândia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Danilo Figueiredo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Uberlândia promote José Souza from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. José Souza 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.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Lucão 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
- Match Uberlândia come up short against Monte Azul
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Squad Registration rules keep Mauricio Soto out at Uberlândia