The Bragantino Courier
Match26 Aug 2026
Luiz Adriano sends Bragantino through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Luiz Adriano obliged against Botafogo. 1‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Bragantino.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Chrystian damages knee ligaments — 16 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 16 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tiago Volpi keeps Bragantino in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Lucas Barbosa runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Gustavo Marques 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 Bragantino this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match29 Aug 2026
Vinicinho’s goal not enough for Bragantino
Vinicinho scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Vitória, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Pedro Henrique
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
Bragantino supporters have found a favourite in Ignacio Sosa
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ignacio Sosa has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Ignacio Sosa takes the honours
Marked 7.72 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Bragantino had the best player on the pitch.
In brief
- Player ratings Alix Vinicius shuts the door
- Player ratings Fabinho shuts the door
- The terraces The press have found their man in Tiago Volpi