The Sampaio Correa Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Sampaio Correa taken apart
2‑6 to Criciuma, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Vinícius Fávero stands alone
9 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Adriano Rodrigues, 21, steals the show — 7.98
Marked 7.98 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Sampaio Correa
Gustavo Furtado and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nobody could stop scoring
8 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Sampaio Correa and Criciuma in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sampaio Correa beat the market to Fabricio from Criciuma
Criciuma will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Fabricio has pre-agreed a move to Sampaio Correa, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Fenômeno joins the Sampaio Correa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fenômeno is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rodrigo steps up from the Sampaio Correa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rodrigo has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Rangel steps up from the Sampaio Correa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Rangel has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Sampaio Correa promote André Borges from within
- Boardroom Nobody left the Sampaio Correa dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The view from the dugout