The Manaus Chronicle
Match15 Apr 2028
Nobody wins at Manaus
21 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Harlley keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Manaus may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
Manaus tie Daniel Borges down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Manaus
Samuel Santos and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Manaus
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
Lucas Siqueira 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Manaus promote Marcos Moreira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcos Moreira 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: Eduardo Guimarães joins the Manaus first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eduardo Guimarães 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
Manaus promote Lobo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lobo 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Gabriel Porto joins the Manaus first team
- Match A bad afternoon for Manaus against Maranhão
- Boardroom Manaus let a promise lapse