The Luverdense Chronicle
Player ratings24 Apr 2028
Luis Felipe pops up at the right end — 7.96
7.96, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
The dugout24 Apr 2028
Elivelton frozen out at Luverdense
This is not rotation. Elivelton has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Luverdense is pretending otherwise.
Squad24 Apr 2028
Renyer in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Luverdense this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad24 Apr 2028
A row about effort at Luverdense
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Natan Masiero was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match22 Apr 2028
Luverdense see off Itabaiana
Three points for Luverdense, 2‑0 the final word against Itabaiana in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout24 Apr 2028
The view from the dugout
“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Arthur Moreira, on a 2‑0 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.
The dugout24 Apr 2028
A promise honoured for Joaquín Molina
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Luverdense told Joaquín Molina something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
Player ratings24 Apr 2028
Joaquín Molina runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad24 Apr 2028
Júnior Freitas makes his debut at 17
At 17 years old, Júnior Freitas became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.
In brief
- Market The shop window has Elivelton in it
- The dugout No place in the plan for Tobias Juhl
- Squad The shirt belongs to Giba now