The Novorizontino Post
Match15 Apr 2028
Nobody wins at Novorizontino
27 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Clemente Montes says Novorizontino went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market17 Apr 2028
Carlão asks to leave Novorizontino
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Isaque, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 8.07
A mark of 8.07 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Age has not caught Moisés yet — 7.86
At 33 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 7.86 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Novorizontino
Jhilmar Lora 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Novorizontino
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
The terraces17 Apr 2028
Novorizontino supporters have found a favourite in Isaque
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Isaque has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Pedro Balotelli 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.
In brief
- Market Daniel Lima steps up from the Novorizontino academy
- Market Novorizontino promote Marcelo Martins from within
- Market Novorizontino promote Lucas Alves from within