The Botafogo-SP Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Victor Souza stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Leandro Maciel pops up at the right end — 7.59
7.59, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Glauco due for a Botafogo-SP medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Botafogo-SP
Gabriel Inocêncio and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Victor Souza
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Botafogo-SP promote Showman from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Showman 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
Matheus Freitas steps up from the Botafogo-SP academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Matheus Freitas 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
Danilo Pacheco steps up from the Botafogo-SP academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Danilo Pacheco 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: Carlão joins the Botafogo-SP first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlão is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Botafogo-SP come up short against América Mineiro
- Squad Ericson falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Rodrigo Silva answers for it