The Independência Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Domingos takes the match ball home
7 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Squad10 Aug 2026
6 goals for Luiz Henrique
The match ball belongs to Luiz Henrique, whose 6 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A day Guilherme Vieira will not forget
6 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Match8 Aug 2026
No mercy from Independência
Humaitá will want this one forgotten quickly: 24‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Independência were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Edílson takes the match ball home
4 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nobody could stop scoring
24 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Independência and Humaitá in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Luiz Henrique
Marked 9.90 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Ykaro
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tanque steps up from the Independência academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tanque 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 Independência promote Daniel Alves from within
- Market Igor Costa steps up from the Independência academy
- Market Márcio Nogueira steps up from the Independência academy