The América Mineiro Post
Squad5 Jul 2027
The knee: Danilo Alves out for 19 days
19 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. América Mineiro lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad5 Jul 2027
A one-man rearguard from Bruno Brígido
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match29 Jun 2027
América Mineiro out of the cup
Vitória ended it 1‑4. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
The terraces5 Jul 2027
A cup hiding at Vitória leaves América Mineiro explaining themselves
1-4, and long before the end the away end had switched from encouragement to something considerably more pointed. Nobody rings a phone-in about losing narrowly.
Transfer targets5 Jul 2027
América Mineiro agree $190.0K for Matheus Alves
The clubs have shaken hands with ABC; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Market5 Jul 2027
América Mineiro say no — this time
The offer from Ferroviária for Gabriel Barros was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market5 Jul 2027
Bruno Brígido puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at América Mineiro, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings5 Jul 2027
Vintage Gonzalo Mastriani — 7.83
At 34 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 7.83, and nobody on the pitch better.
Squad5 Jul 2027
A falling-out at América Mineiro
Gonzalo Mastriani and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- Squad Maguinho falls out with a teammate over standards
- Transfer targets River Plate tell América Mineiro: Iván Manzur is not for sale
- Match América Mineiro get the job done against Paysandu