The América de Natal Courier
Squad17 Apr 2028
A fracture rules Guilherme Lazaroni out for 138 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason América de Natal will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match15 Apr 2028
Martín Álvarez leads the rout of Barcelona de Ilhéus
4‑0, and Martín Álvarez took the headlines on an afternoon when everything América de Natal tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Market17 Apr 2028
Guilherme Lazaroni hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what América de Natal can pretend not to have heard.
Squad17 Apr 2028
A day Martín Álvarez will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Handerson keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” América de Natal may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match15 Apr 2028
Nobody wants to play América de Natal right now
4 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.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Up for the corner, and Vander delivers — 7.74
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Vander scored, was marked 7.74, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at América de Natal
Leandro Carvalho 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at América de Natal
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.
In brief
- Squad Santiago Chala stays put
- Player ratings Martín Álvarez in the eights
- Market One of our own: Sérgio Costa joins the América de Natal first team