The America Mineiro Post
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Val Soares's — 8.14
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.14, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Gonzalo Mastriani, 33, rolls back the years — 8.14
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.14 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Dieguinho gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Dieguinho has just signed for America Mineiro, and for once the answer mattered.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Artur beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at America Mineiro
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gonzalo Mastriani was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match8 Aug 2026
Val Soares the difference as America Mineiro beat Atletico Goianiense
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Val Soares. 3‑1 against Atletico Goianiense, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at America Mineiro
Maguinho and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Danilo Batista joins the America Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Danilo Batista is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Louco steps up from the America Mineiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Louco 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Wesley Viana joins the America Mineiro first team
- Market One of our own: Risadinha joins the America Mineiro first team
- Squad Dieguinho stays put