The Botafogo Sentinel
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Lucas Villalba
Successful dribbles: 49. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Joaquín Correa scores twice — 8.26
Two goals and a mark of 8.26 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad19 Apr 2027
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.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
Graduation day at Botafogo
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match17 Apr 2027
Botafogo see off Santa Cruz
Three points for Botafogo, 3‑1 the final word against Santa Cruz in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: André Braga joins the Botafogo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. André Braga is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Botafogo promote Felipe Barbosa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felipe Barbosa 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Sérgio Machado joins the Botafogo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sérgio Machado is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Bruno Machado steps up from the Botafogo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bruno Machado 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.