Marked for Jamerson
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Avaí
Luiz Henrique 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Real improvement from Jamerson at Avaí
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Jamerson is 19, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Pedro Cuiabá
“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 dugout12 Oct 2026
Hyan gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Hyan is on it.
Market12 Oct 2026
Wallison linked with a move away
The name of Wallison keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Avaí say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
João Maistro knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Avaí, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Market21 Sep 2026
Only the photograph left for Luiz Henrique
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Luiz Henrique will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Avaí the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Avaí
Zé Ricardo and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Igor Bohn
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Igor Bohn, and the manager let it.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Jamerson runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Wesley Gasolina was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.07. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Match19 Sep 2026
A point taken on 94 minutes is worth exactly one point and considerably more than that to a dressing room. This side does not stop, which is a reputation worth more than the result.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Luiz Henrique knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Luiz Henrique trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Luiz Silva: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
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Steady
Match29 Aug 2026
No mercy from Avaí
Amazonas will want this one forgotten quickly: 7‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Avaí were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Match25 Aug 2026
Avaí bow out of the cup
América Mineiro go through and Avaí go home, 1‑7 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
A brace, and Rafael Bilu takes the afternoon — 9.84
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Rafael Bilu provided it, and the 9.84 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
A brace, and Felipe Avenatti takes the afternoon — 9.12
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Felipe Avenatti provided it, and the 9.12 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Jean Lucas takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
1-7. Going out of a cup is one afternoon; going out like that is a week of phone-ins, and the manager will hear every one of them.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Jamerson, 19, steals the show — 8.23
Marked 8.23 at 19, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Match29 Aug 2026
Jean Lucas among the goals in a wild afternoon
7 goals in one match, Jean Lucas on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Avaí and Amazonas.
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Uneasy
Match12 Aug 2026
Avaí march on in the cup
Santa Cruz de Natal are out and Avaí go through, 7‑1 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A brace, and Cristiano takes the afternoon — 9.43
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Cristiano provided it, and the 9.43 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A brace, and Hyan takes the afternoon — 8.24
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Hyan provided it, and the 8.24 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Renan scores twice — 8.15
Two goals and a mark of 8.15 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Jamerson, 19, steals the show — 8.19
Marked 8.19 at 19, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Match12 Aug 2026
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 8 goals between Avaí and Santa Cruz de Natal, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Avaí training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Allyson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Avaí
Luiz Henrique 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.