The Fortaleza Sentinel
Match12 Aug 2026
Fortaleza through in the cup
A 3‑0 win over Monte Azul, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Pinna scores twice — 8.29
Two goals and a mark of 8.29 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Pierre stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Pierre and Fortaleza agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Fortaleza
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Tomás Cardona was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
One of their own: Lucca Prior
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match15 Aug 2026
Fortaleza see off São Paulo
Three points for Fortaleza, 2‑0 the final word against São Paulo in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Lucca Prior
Marked 8.13 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Luiz Fernando
Marked 8.10 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Fortaleza
Vitinho and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Lucas Sasha
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Nathan Fogaça knocks on the manager’s door