Nearly two years ago, Danilo made his professional debut against Red Bull Bragantino. Currently 20 years old, Danilo has become a key piece of Abel Ferreira’s dynasty at Palmeiras. Despite his young age, the deep-lying midfielder has already won two Copa Libertadores, one Copa do Brasil, one Recopa, and one...
As the 2022 season begins, Red Bull Bragantino aim to continue increasing their reputation. In 2019, Red Bull purchased CA Bragantino to become Red Bull Bragantino. Three seasons later, the club has not only established themselves in Brazil’s first division, but they have also qualified for the glorious Copa Libertadores....
América Mineiro hosted Independiente del Valle in the first matchday of the 2022 Copa Libertadores Group Stage. América made history by qualifying for the Copa Libertadores for the first time in the club’s history. More impressively, the club achieved this in their first season back in Brazil's first division. After...
In July 2021, Rogério Ceni and Flamengo parted ways after a turbulent period at the club. As a result, Ceni’s ability to manage big clubs was in question. He had performed well at Fortaleza but in a much smaller scenario. Three months later, he returned to the club where he...
Who Is Savinho? Throughout football history, Brazil has constantly developed world-class wingers. The unique flair and talent are consistently evident in the many prospects that emerge from the Brasileirão. One of the leading talents of the next generation is the 17-year-old winger Sávio Moreira ("Savinho"). According to Fabrizio Romano, Atlético...
In the Brasileiro Série A 2019, Cruzeiro saw their worst nightmare become reality. The Belo Horizonte giants were relegated to Série B after a disastrous campaign. Two seasons later, they are still trying to find their way back to glory after failing to reach promotion for two consecutive years. More...
In recent years, Flamengo has developed some of the hottest Brazilian prospects in Europe, with the likes of Paquetá, Vini Jr., and Reinier all being sold for significant sums. The next big star coming out of Flamengo’s youth academy is the 20-year-old forward, Lázaro. The Brazilian came into the spotlight...
President Duílio Monteiro Alves significantly improved Corinthians’ situation throughout 2021. From undoing the terrible actions of the past administration to implementing a new structure at the club, Corinthians went from the lower part of the table to a title candidate. In addition to clearing millions from the wage budget, Duílio...
While a few details have to be ironed out, Botafogo look set to appoint Portuguese manager Luís Castro. The 60-year-old manager has been at Al Duhail this season but has also managed Shakhtar Donetsk and Porto in the past. This is the first appointment of John Textor’s ownership. The American,...
After a successful season under Cuca, Atlético Mineiro have turned to manager Antonio ‘El Turco’ Mohamed. Cuca resigned after winning the league and the cup in 2021. Over the past two seasons, Atlético have built one of the strongest squads in the continent with the likes of Hulk, Godín, Vargas,...
After two breakthrough seasons at Internacional, Yuri Alberto has earned himself a €20M move to Zenit St Petersburg in the January transfer window. The young centre-forward came through Santos’ youth academy before moving to Internacional on a free transfer at 18 years old. Since then, Yuri Alberto has been a...
In 2019, Red Bull purchased CA Bragantino, in Série B at the time, to become RB Bragantino. Later that year, Bragantino won the second division and was consequently promoted to Série A for the first time in 21 years. Two years later, they have reached the Sudamericana final and qualified...
After back-to-back Libertadores titles, Palmeiras are looking to further strengthen their squad for the 2022 season. As of this week, they have already signed five new players. One of them being the Colombian midfielder, Eduard Atuesta. Atuesta was one of the best midfielders in the MLS and a key player...
Following a disappointing season under both Rogério Ceni and Renato Gaúcho, Flamengo have turned to Portuguese manager Paulo Sousa. Since Jorge Jesus’s victorious spell in 2019/20, when he won five titles in 14 months, Flamengo has not settled on a manager. With high expectations and high pressure, Paulo Sousa hopes...
In 2013, Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s coaching career began at the same club where his journey as a professional football player began - Newell’s Old Boys. The Leprosos academy product coached for Newell’s at youth level for four years - twice taking charge of the first-team on a caretaker basis in...
Getting a lot of individual metrics to evaluate a player and assess him this way can tell a lot about his playing style and in what team he would probably best suit in. However, there are some tools that can really underpin your evaluation that you get by looking at...
