The Ituano Sentinel
Squad17 Apr 2028
Lucas Wingert stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Matheus Mancini frozen out at Ituano
This is not rotation. Matheus Mancini has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Ituano is pretending otherwise.
Market17 Apr 2028
Vini Oliveira has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Ituano they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Ituano
Riyad Idrissi 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Ituano
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
A row about effort at Ituano
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Iker Zufiaurre was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market17 Apr 2028
Vinícius Porto steps up from the Ituano academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vinícius Porto 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
Rodrigo Araujo steps up from the Ituano academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rodrigo Araujo 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: Nene joins the Ituano first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nene is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Carlão
- Match Ituano make home a hard place to visit
- Loan watch Lucas Dias counts the days