Lipão

Striker - Santa Cruz
31 Jan 2027
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Marked for Lipão

26 Edition

The Santa Cruz Chronicle

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad25 Jan 2027

Matheus Régis in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Santa Cruz this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Alex Ruan knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Alex Ruan trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market25 Jan 2027

The shop window has Lipão in it

Santa Cruz have let the market know Lipão can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

In brief

Back issues
20 Edition

The Santa Cruz Chronicle

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market14 Dec 2026

Lipão hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Santa Cruz can pretend not to have heard.

Market14 Dec 2026

Yeferson Quintana is a Santa Cruz player

The fee is $400.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Paysandu drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.

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.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Vinicius signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Vinicius and Santa Cruz agree another 3 years.

Market14 Dec 2026

A long bet from Santa Cruz on Lipão

He is 19, and nobody at Santa Cruz signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Market14 Dec 2026

Santa Cruz sign Rodriguinho, one for the future

Rodriguinho is 20, and Santa Cruz have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.

In brief

20 Edition

The São Paulo Sentinel

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match14 Dec 2026

Every point is an argument now for São Paulo

Position 18 and 18 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.

Market14 Dec 2026

São Paulo turn down Sampaio Correa for Fábio Matheus

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Marlon Douglas: 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.” São Paulo have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market14 Dec 2026

Brenno is a São Paulo player

The fee is $1.9M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Fortaleza drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Tempers go at São Paulo

Clayson 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

Business is business: Davi Gabriel goes

Juventude paid $520.0K and São Paulo took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Danielzinho stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Danielzinho and São Paulo agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market14 Dec 2026

São Paulo sell Lipão for $100.0K

Lipão has left for Santa Cruz in a $100.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.

Squad14 Dec 2026

The manager makes an example of Matheus Alexandre

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief