The Volta Redonda Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Léo Andrade gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Léo Andrade has just signed for Volta Redonda, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Volta Redonda
Patrick was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match4 Aug 2026
Vila Nova take the points off Volta Redonda
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Oswaldo Blanco gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
Pedrao steps up from the Volta Redonda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pedrao 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
Volta Redonda promote Igor Bezerra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Igor Bezerra 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
Volta Redonda promote Júnior Soares from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Soares 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
One of our own: Igor Moreira joins the Volta Redonda first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Igor Moreira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Volta Redonda come up short against Athletico Paranaense
Athletico Paranaense left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad No place for Léo Andrade in the new shape
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad Words at Volta Redonda training over how hard people work