The Náutico Courier
Match15 Apr 2028
9 matches without a win for Náutico
The run now stands at 9, and the questions being asked around Náutico are no longer polite ones.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Júnior Todinho: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Náutico have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market17 Apr 2028
David Miguel is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Náutico is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Náutico
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.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Cadu 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.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Náutico
Toró 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Daniel Alves joins the Náutico first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Alves is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Bebeto joins the Náutico first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bebeto is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
Matheus Pereira steps up from the Náutico academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matheus Pereira 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.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Matías Hernández
- Match Náutico come up short against Amazonas
- Boardroom Náutico let a promise lapse