The Portuguesa Gazette
Squad27 Nov 2034
Tempers go at Portuguesa
Tomás Alarcón 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.
Squad27 Nov 2034
Sebastian Mendoza falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout27 Nov 2034
Martín Barrios knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Portuguesa, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout27 Nov 2034
Felipe Chamorro has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Portuguesa will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Market27 Nov 2034
Jesús Ortíz runs his contract down
1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Portuguesa money.
The dugout27 Nov 2034
A door opens for Jesús Ortíz
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Squad Setback for Franyer Contreras
- Boardroom The Portuguesa production line keeps running
- The dugout Fernando Gonzalez keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Welcome back, Carlos Ramirez