The Fortaleza Sentinel
Match15 Apr 2028
Chastening afternoon for Fortaleza
A 0‑5 beating by Botafogo was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Match15 Apr 2028
The wait goes on for Fortaleza
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad17 Apr 2028
A falling-out at Fortaleza
Adem Zorgane 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 Fortaleza
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.
Match15 Apr 2028
Fortaleza leaking at the back
4 matches, two or more conceded in every one of them. Sides that create as much as this can live with it for a while. Nobody lives with it forever.
Market17 Apr 2028
Fortaleza promote Brabo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brabo 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 Apr 2028
Fortaleza promote Éder Farias from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Éder Farias 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 Apr 2028
One of our own: Guilherme Araujo joins the Fortaleza first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Guilherme Araujo 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: Lobo joins the Fortaleza first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lobo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Fortaleza
- The dugout No hiding place for Benjamín Kuscevic
- Boardroom Fortaleza let a promise lapse