The Barra Courier
Squad23 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Barra
Gerônimo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match21 Nov 2026
São José take the points off Barra
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Léo Souza 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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
This league is too small for Juan José González
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Barra will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
Market23 Nov 2026
Talks stall between Barra and Juan José González
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Mateus Guimarães left the room before anybody could ask which.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Cleiton signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Cleiton commits to Barra for another 2 years.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Gerônimo
Successful dribbles: 15. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market23 Nov 2026
Barra sign Iván Centurión, one for the future
Iván Centurión is 20, and Barra have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Market A long bet from Barra on Jorge Martínez
- Market A long bet from Barra on Juan José González
- The dugout Diego Rodríguez dropped after a run of poor form