The Botafogo Sentinel
Player ratings7 May 2029
Nobody could get near Jordan Barrera
Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match5 May 2029
Botafogo make it 3 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Botafogo have 3 straight wins of it.
Squad7 May 2029
Tempers go at Botafogo
Danilo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market7 May 2029
Mateo Ponte raises the bar for Botafogo
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Botafogo heard it as anything else.
Match5 May 2029
Rwan Cruz the difference as Botafogo beat Vitória
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Rwan Cruz. 2‑1 against Vitória, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings7 May 2029
A masterclass from Cristian Medina
Marked 8.97 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings7 May 2029
One of those days for Rwan Cruz
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.53, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Squad7 May 2029
The manager makes an example of Nathan Fernandes
“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.
Squad7 May 2029
Rhyan out for 23 days
The medical room confirms 23 days on the sidelines for Rhyan, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Boardroom Botafogo release $7.2M for the manager
- Loan watch Kayke has seen enough of Al-Ra'ed
- Squad Arthur Cabral asks for a word with the manager