The ABC Sentinel
Match17 Apr 2027
A hiding for ABC
Beaten 0‑3 by Maringá, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Matheus Alves: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” ABC have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Words exchanged at ABC
Wellington Carvalho 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.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
3 academy players handed senior numbers at ABC
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Alex Nascimento
“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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Risadinha steps up from the ABC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Risadinha 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: José Freitas joins the ABC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. José Freitas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Willian Martins steps up from the ABC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Willian Martins 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.
Squad19 Apr 2027
A row about effort at ABC
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lucas Souza was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Boardroom Doors closed at ABC
- The dugout Fernando Bezerra: “No excuses”
- The dugout The form table has caught Rokenedy