The Náutico Courier
Squad17 May 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Maurício
30 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Náutico lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market17 May 2027
Gastón Guruceaga puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Náutico, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings17 May 2027
Vinícius, 33, rolls back the years — 7.92
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.92 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
The dugout17 May 2027
Arthur says Náutico 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.
Squad17 May 2027
Words exchanged at Náutico
Benjamín Borasi 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.
Market17 May 2027
One of our own: João Fernandes joins the Náutico first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. João Fernandes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 May 2027
Náutico promote Pedro Santos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pedro Santos 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.
Market17 May 2027
Trator steps up from the Náutico academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Trator has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match15 May 2027
Vinícius the difference as Náutico beat Coritiba
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Vinícius. 1‑0 against Coritiba, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Squad Appearance number 100 for Wenderson
- Squad Dodô falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Felipe Saraiva gets it from the manager