The America Mineiro Post
Match17 Apr 2027
A hiding for America Mineiro
Beaten 1‑4 by Botafogo, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at America Mineiro
Gonzalo Mastriani 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Everton Brito wants European nights
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
Graduation day at America Mineiro
7 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.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Fernando Elizari falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Felipe Amaral 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Tiago Bezerra steps up from the America Mineiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tiago Bezerra 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
America Mineiro promote Maestro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Maestro 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
Roberto Braga steps up from the America Mineiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Braga 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
- Boardroom Doors closed at America Mineiro
- Squad A long afternoon for Gustavo
- Player ratings Yarlen changes it off the bench