Chapter 21 – Static and Spotlight
Thiago didn’t know the article had gone live until he walked into the training building and someone whistled behind him.
A sharp, mocking whistle.
"Oi! Look who made the front page!"
He turned.
Nando, one of the U23 wingers still training with the first team, held up his phone with a grin.
"’From Concrete to Palmeiras: The Quiet Flame of Thiago da Silva’. You like that title?"
Thiago blinked. "Didn’t choose it."
"Could’ve fooled me." Nando tossed the phone onto a bench and smirked. "Gotta teach me how to get a full-page spread without playing a real match."
"Try passing more than once a game," said Rafael, walking by.
Laughter.
Nando rolled his eyes and threw on his bib. "This generation loves sympathy stories."