The Athletico Paranaense Chronicle
Squad16 Apr 2029
142 days out for Romeo Benítez after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Athletico Paranaense will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market16 Apr 2029
Only the photograph left for Kauan
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Kauan will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Athletico Paranaense the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Tempers go at Athletico Paranaense
Juan Camilo Portilla 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Athletico Paranaense
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad16 Apr 2029
Words at Athletico Paranaense training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alejandro García is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market16 Apr 2029
Cristiano Queiroz steps up from the Athletico Paranaense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristiano Queiroz 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Brabo joins the Athletico Paranaense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Brabo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
Thiago Peixoto steps up from the Athletico Paranaense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thiago Peixoto 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A promise the Athletico Paranaense board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.