The Santa Clara Sentinel
The terraces13 Aug 2029
The mood at Santa Clara has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Match11 Aug 2029
Santa Clara throw away a 2-goal lead
2 in front and in complete control, and it finished with Belenenses the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Santa Clara will enjoy reviewing.
Market13 Aug 2029
Welinton Torrão puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Santa Clara, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match11 Aug 2029
No end in sight to Santa Clara's wait for a win
7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Santa Clara has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad13 Aug 2029
A fracture rules Chabuki Labadze out for 41 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Santa Clara will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
The dugout13 Aug 2029
Douglas Silva: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Santa Clara have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings13 Aug 2029
MT pops up at the right end — 7.80
7.80, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Market13 Aug 2029
Ezequiel González is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Santa Clara is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom13 Aug 2029
Santa Clara to lose Evandro Luz for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Evandro Luz has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
In brief
- Squad Mauro Couto in a row with a teammate
- Transfer targets Lusitânia Lourosa tell Santa Clara: Piero Mollica is not for sale
- Boardroom 5 academy graduates step up at Santa Clara