Goalkeeper Jorge, of 100 Futuro, is named player of the match by the Rádio Cultura team and receives the Sicoob trophy
With great saves, the 38-year-old goalkeeper held off a 0-0 draw against Bangu; he comes from Boa Esperança, works on the family farm, and returned to playing after two accidents
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If 100 Futuro left the field without conceding a goal against Bangu on Tuesday night, November 10, the credit has a name: Jorge. The goalkeeper was chosen by the Rádio Cultura team as the best player on the field in the 0-0 draw for the 1ª Division of Copa Rex 2026, and received the player of the match trophy, offered by Sicoob Copermec, from reporter Renato Corrêa.
"It's undoubtedly Jorge. What great saves. If 100 Futuro leaves today without their net being shaken, the protagonist is Jorge", summed up commentator Frederico Mesquita.
Before learning about the award, the goalkeeper was asked who had been the best player in the match. He chose one of his own team's center-backs. "It was a very tight game, and plenty of people deserve this award. In my view, I'd go with one of my central defenders, because they only let them shoot from long range, and that made my job easier", he said, before hearing that the honor was his.
At 38, Jorge lives in Boa Esperança and said he had tried all his life to play professionally. It didn't work out, and then came two accidents. In one of them, a eucalyptus log fell on his leg. "I thought I'd never walk again, but God was very merciful and let me return to the pitch", he said. Today he works on the family farm, growing soybeans and coffee and raising cattle, while his wife runs the couple's computer services office.
"I'm happy to be able to play alongside the guys, in a championship of such a high level. It was thrilling to receive this award from you all", he said. He dedicated the trophy to his wife, Sandra, who was upset that he traveled to the game, and to his parents. "I'm bringing it home."
The next 100 Futuro match broadcast by Rádio Cultura is against Alterosa, on Thursday, November 26, at 20h15, at Estádio Coronel Juventino Dias.
All Copa Rex matches are broadcast live on Rádio Cultura 96.5 FM and on the station's YouTube channel. The full broadcast of Bangu x 100 Futuro is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XvgtwpYM68
Copa Rex 2026 is sponsored by the Lavras Municipal Government, Supermercados Rex, Sicoob Copermec, Pax Carvalho, Chopp Brahma Express, Fábrica de Óculos, Casel Materiais de Construção, Laboratório Santa Cecília, 123 Car, Conecta Internet and Fadminas (Adventist College of Minas Gerais).
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