The Boa Sentinel
Squad14 Sep 2026
9 saves: Pedro Souza was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 9 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match14 Sep 2026
Every point is an argument now for Boa
Position 11 and 1 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Match12 Sep 2026
8 matches without a win for Boa
The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Boa are no longer polite ones.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Boa
Tiago Real and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Boa agree a free transfer for Ryan Felipe
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Match12 Sep 2026
America Mineiro take the points off Boa
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market14 Sep 2026
Boa promote Daniel Carvalho from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Carvalho 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.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Gabriel Melo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Guilherme Martins: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
In brief
- Squad Rafael Assis is a square peg at Boa
- Player ratings A costly moment from Jadelson Azul
- The dugout Jadelson Azul is still paying for one afternoon at Boa