The Santa Cruz Chronicle
Market4 Jan 2027
Alex Ruan asks to leave Santa Cruz
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Santa Cruz
Matheus Régis 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.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Lucca is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Alex Moretti signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Alex Moretti and Santa Cruz agree another 3 years.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Too much change too quickly at Santa Cruz
8 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
Market4 Jan 2027
Santa Cruz shop where it costs nothing
Alex Moretti signs, and the fee column stays empty. Deals like this look small in July and clever by March — or they are never mentioned again.
In brief
- Market Santa Cruz borrow Miguel Terceros
- Market Lucca arrives on loan