The Monte Azul Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Ruan Carlos
Successful dribbles: 42. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Monte Azul
Gui Sales and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Lucas Aruba
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
Fábio Mendes steps up from the Monte Azul academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fábio Mendes 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
Douglas Rocha steps up from the Monte Azul academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Douglas Rocha 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
One of our own: Vitor Tavares joins the Monte Azul first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Vitor Tavares 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
Lucas Santos steps up from the Monte Azul academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lucas Santos 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Guarany de Bagé snatch it back from Monte Azul
A goal on 87 minutes turned three points into one and a good afternoon into an argument about game management that will run until Saturday.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Lucas Aruba stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.76 on the card, and the Monte Azul support went home talking about one name.
In brief
- Match Monte Azul share the spoils with Guarany de Bagé
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Roberto Peixoto on the draw
- The dugout No hiding place for Zuconelli