The América Mineiro Post
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Val Soares: 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.” América Mineiro have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Héber, 35, rolls back the years — 8.27
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.27 at 35, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Match17 Apr 2027
Nobody wants to play América Mineiro right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at América Mineiro
Gonzalo Mastriani 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.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
3 academy players handed senior numbers at América Mineiro
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.
Match17 Apr 2027
América Mineiro find a way past CRB
CRB made América Mineiro work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Market19 Apr 2027
Caio Rodrigues steps up from the América Mineiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caio Rodrigues 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
Foguete steps up from the América Mineiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Foguete 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: Daniel Oliveira joins the América Mineiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Oliveira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Léo Izidoro out for 27 days
- Loan watch Rafa Barcelos has seen enough of Imperatriz
- The dugout Diego Machado: “That is the standard”