The Pouso Alegre Herald
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
João Henrique, 33, rolls back the years — 7.82
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.82 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Pouso Alegre
João Henrique 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.
Market9 Nov 2026
One of our own: Caio Lima joins the Pouso Alegre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Caio Lima is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market9 Nov 2026
One of our own: Júnior Borges joins the Pouso Alegre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Júnior Borges is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Luís Carlos 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.
Match7 Nov 2026
Pouso Alegre share the spoils with Aparecidense
A 1‑1 draw with Aparecidense leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Bruno Teixeira was not hiding it after 1‑1, and nobody in the Pouso Alegre dressing room was either.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Mateus Manso knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Mateus Manso trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Jeferson Torales was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 13. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- The dugout Cristian Santos left out for tactical reasons at Pouso Alegre
- Market The Luan Silva question follows Pouso Alegre around
- Squad The room hears from Luan