The Vila Nova Courier
Squad17 Apr 2028
A falling-out at Vila Nova
Tiago Pagnussat and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Vila Nova
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 dugout17 Apr 2028
The manager makes an example of Fabrício Daniel
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Cristiano Borges joins the Vila Nova first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cristiano Borges 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
Careca steps up from the Vila Nova academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Careca 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
João Teixeira steps up from the Vila Nova academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. João Teixeira 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Pedro Lopes joins the Vila Nova first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pedro Lopes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match15 Apr 2028
Vila Nova come up short against Coritiba
Coritiba left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Lucas Wasilewsky 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.
In brief
- Squad Franco Valdez signs on for more
- Boardroom Vila Nova let a promise lapse
- The dugout Caio Guimarães: “No excuses”