The Jequié Post
Squad8 Mar 2027
The knee: Neguete out for 88 days
88 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Jequié lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Luiz Carlos stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Luiz Carlos and Jequié agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout8 Mar 2027
No hiding place for Walter Martínez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Walter Martínez, and the manager let it.
Squad8 Mar 2027
A row about effort at Jequié
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jesús Chima was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout8 Mar 2027
Neguete knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Jequié, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Luiz Felipe has had enough of the bench
“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Jequié will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.
In brief
- Market The Arístides López question follows Jequié around
- The dugout Victor Barbara keeps his manager's vote