The Boa Sentinel
Match22 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Boa's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Boa has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Boa
Lucas Luan and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Luan 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.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Somebody else is better right now than Diogo
The team sheet says it in public every week until it changes. The only version of being dropped a footballer cannot argue with, and the one he takes hardest.
Match22 Aug 2026
Boa and Oeste take a point apiece
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Roberto Costa: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Denival knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Denival trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Looking ahead24 Aug 2026
A reunion for Joanderson
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Atletico Goianiense in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Alex Lima
Successful dribbles: 10. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad Luan says his piece
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Atletico Goianiense at home