The Juventude Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Marcos Paulo beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 27. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Juventude to lose Léo for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Léo has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Taliari 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 Juventude this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Luiz Mandaca ran the middle of the pitch — 7.07
He won it back and then made something of it, which is two jobs and the reason the scoreline looks the way it does. 15 combined actions and a mark of 7.07, and not one of them will make a highlights package.
Market10 Aug 2026
Juventude promote Doido from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Doido 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Juventude promote André Araujo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. André Araujo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Igor Santos steps up from the Juventude academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Igor Santos has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Igor Rocha joins the Juventude first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Igor Rocha is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Vasco da Gama take the points off Juventude
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- The dugout Messias gets it from the manager
- Squad Igor Rocha out for 33 days
- The dugout Carlos Xavier: “No excuses”