Renato

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26 Dec 2026
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Marked for Renato

20 Edition

The Santa Cruz Chronicle

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad14 Dec 2026

A knee injury of the worst kind for Balotelli

18 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Santa Cruz lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Tempers go at Santa Cruz

Robinho was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Market14 Dec 2026

Favela is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Santa Cruz has been clear about where Favela stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief

Back issues
1 Edition

The Santa Cruz Chronicle

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad3 Aug 2026

Israel damages knee ligaments — 120 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 120 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Renato signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Renato commits to Santa Cruz for another 2 years.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Santa Cruz

Robinho was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Player ratings3 Aug 2026

Willian Júnior runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match1 Aug 2026

A bad afternoon for Santa Cruz against Criciuma

0‑1 to Criciuma, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Market3 Aug 2026

Still no ink between Santa Cruz and Robinho

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Santa Cruz, another week without a signature from Robinho.

In brief