The Cruzeiro Post
The dugout1 Feb 2027
Bruno Rodrigues: 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.” Cruzeiro have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market1 Feb 2027
Cruzeiro turn down Carrarese for Lucca
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market1 Feb 2027
Gérson wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Cruzeiro hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad1 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Cruzeiro
Matheus Pereira and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market1 Feb 2027
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona watching Ruan Índio
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Cruzeiro have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Chico da Costa
“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.
Loan watch1 Feb 2027
11 goals on loan for Gabriel Barbosa
23 appearances at Santos and the goals keep coming. Cruzeiro are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Ricardo signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ricardo and Cruzeiro agree another 3 years.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
William has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Cruzeiro will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
In brief
- The dugout Matheus Henrique asks for a word with the manager
- Market The William question follows Cruzeiro around
- Squad Jonathan Jesus: “I am not a substitute”