The Água Santa Gazette
Squad17 Apr 2028
Nicholas breaks a bone — 148 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 148 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match15 Apr 2028
Sebastián Flores breaks Itabaiana hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Sebastián Flores scored in the 89th minute, Itabaiana had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Água Santa took the lot.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Nicholas says Água Santa 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.
Match15 Apr 2028
9 unbeaten for Água Santa
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 9 matches without defeat is a foundation Água Santa did not have in the autumn.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Sebastián Flores goes up and wins it — 7.82
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.82 for the rest of it.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Água Santa
Sebastián Flores and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Água Santa
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.
The terraces17 Apr 2028
The crowd has taken to Sebastián Flores
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Bruno Pereira joins the Água Santa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bruno Pereira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Água Santa promote Samuel Bezerra from within
- Market One of our own: Vitor Mendes joins the Água Santa first team
- Market One of our own: Fábio Pereira joins the Água Santa first team