The Botafogo Sentinel
Market21 Jan 2036
Álvaro Montoro puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Botafogo, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout21 Jan 2036
Gonzalo Tapia says Botafogo 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.
Market21 Jan 2036
Only the photograph left for Gabriel Feliciano
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Gabriel Feliciano will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Botafogo the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Market21 Jan 2036
Botafogo turn down Corinthians for Gustavo Ramalho
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Boardroom21 Jan 2036
Nicolas Araújo signs for Volta Redonda while still at Botafogo
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Nicolas Araújo has agreed terms with Volta Redonda for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad21 Jan 2036
A row about effort at Botafogo
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Beraldo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad21 Jan 2036
Words exchanged at Botafogo
Kadir Barría 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.
Loan watch21 Jan 2036
Gui counts the days
“I watch every Botafogo game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Santa Cruz de Natal runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
The dugout21 Jan 2036
Luisão 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
- The dugout When it matters, Dudu plays
- Market Beraldo linked with a move away
- The dugout Ibrahim Fofana knocks on the manager’s door