The Bragantino Courier
Squad8 Nov 2027
Gabriel breaks a bone — 40 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 40 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match3 Nov 2027
Bragantino march on in the cup
Náutico are out and Bragantino go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Player ratings8 Nov 2027
Age has not caught Eduardo Sasha yet — 7.86
At 35 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.
Player ratings8 Nov 2027
Juninho Capixaba pops up at the right end — 7.98
7.98, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Market8 Nov 2027
Luís Gustavo has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bragantino they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Loan watch8 Nov 2027
16 goals on loan for Praxedes
17 appearances at Manaus and the goals keep coming. Bragantino are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Words exchanged at Bragantino
Júnior Brumado 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.
Market8 Nov 2027
Luiz Moura steps up from the Bragantino academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luiz Moura 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.
Market8 Nov 2027
One of our own: Igor Lima joins the Bragantino first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Igor Lima is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Bragantino promote Antônio Bezerra from within
- Squad Words at Bragantino training over how hard people work
- Loan watch 13 goals on loan for Thiago Borbas