The Botafogo Sentinel
Player ratings12 Jul 2032
Cristian Medina runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 41. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad12 Jul 2032
Gabriel Batista in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Botafogo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad12 Jul 2032
Words at Botafogo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Matheus Martins is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match10 Jul 2032
Victor Hugo’s goal not enough for Botafogo
Victor Hugo scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Sport Recife, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad12 Jul 2032
Caio Carvalho out for 35 days
The medical room confirms 35 days on the sidelines for Caio Carvalho, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Player ratings12 Jul 2032
Victor Hugo in the eights
A performance of 8.05 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad12 Jul 2032
No hiding place for Newton
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Newton, and the manager let it.
Market12 Jul 2032
The Elias Manoel conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Internacional will make the call about Elias Manoel this week. Botafogo have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
Market12 Jul 2032
Antony Trujillo told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Antony Trujillo has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Botafogo.
In brief
- Market The Vitinho talk will not go away
- Player ratings Emiliano Gómez changes it off the bench
- Player ratings The referee tires of Newton