The Botafogo-PB Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
What a way to start for Guilherme Rangel — 9.69
2 on the scoresheet on his first appearance and a mark of 9.69 beside it. Most debuts are got through; this one was enjoyed, by him and by everybody watching it.
Match8 Aug 2026
Guilherme Rangel leads the rout of Caxias
5‑0, and Guilherme Rangel took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Botafogo-PB tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Lawan's — 9.30
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.30, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Gustavo
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Erick
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market10 Aug 2026
Botafogo-PB promote Arthur Lima from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Arthur Lima 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Willian Guimarães steps up from the Botafogo-PB academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Willian Guimarães 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Biel steps up from the Botafogo-PB academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Biel 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Botafogo-PB promote Diego Borges from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Diego Borges 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.
In brief
- Match Guilherme Rangel at the heart of a fast Botafogo-PB start
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Thallyson
- Squad Tempers go at Botafogo-PB