The Corinthians Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Yuri Alberto
Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Paulista wants more than Corinthians are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Yuri Alberto signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Yuri Alberto and Corinthians agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Corinthians
Yuri Alberto 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Garro sends Corinthians past Botafogo
It finished 2‑1, and it was Rodrigo Garro’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Corinthians.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Kaio César
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Garro in the eights
A performance of 8.24 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Rodrigo Garro
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rodrigo Garro, and the manager let it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Hugo Souza asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market 24 months and counting on Fabrizio Angileri
- Market The shop window has Léo Maná in it
- Player ratings The referee tires of Breno Bidon