100 Futuro dedicates tie with Bangu to late cousin Saha, whom the club launched at 15
Netinho almost skipped the match after his cousin's death, but took the field in his memory; the team debuted in the Copa Rex 1st Division with a banner honoring the player
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The 0-0 draw with Bangu, on the night of November 10, felt like a win for 100 Futuro. And coach Netinho made sure to say who he dedicated it to: his cousin, player Saha, who died recently. In an interview with Rádio Cultura right after the match, part of the 1st Division of Copa Rex 2026, he said he almost stayed home.
"I didn't even have the heart to come to the game. I don't know if everyone knows, but Saha was my cousin. When he passed, I was very sad. I didn't want to come, but I said: no, that's what motivates me", he said.
Saha's ties to the club go back a long way. According to Netinho, it was with 100 Futuro that he played the first amateur championship in Lavras, launched by the team at age 15. "He scored so many goals. There wasn't a game where he didn't score", he recalled. The players took the field with a banner in his honor. "He is part of this club. He's gone, but he will always be with us. He has a beautiful story with the club."
The coach also explained why the draw meant so much. 100 Futuro won the 2nd Division title last year and made its debut in the top flight against one of the city's traditional teams. "For us, it's a victory. It's a team that is just arriving and already stood up to a team that has been in the first division for a long time. So I wanted to dedicate this draw to my cousin."
Netinho said the club started as a friendly team, non-profit and without sponsorship, sustained by its own friends. He cited Gabriel, Lucas, Hildner, Vinicius and Alex as the group that keeps the project going, and said he has full freedom to pick the lineup. "If I have to take Gabriel out, I take him out." About the match, he summed up what was agreed in the locker room: "It's heart, folks. If talent doesn't do it, we'll fight."
100 Futuro's next game broadcast by Rádio Cultura is against Alterosa, on Thursday, November 26, at 8:15 PM, 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 Municipal Government of Lavras, 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 (Faculdade Adventista de Minas Gerais).
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