The São Paulo Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
14 saves: Halls was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 14 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Zé Roberto
37 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. São Paulo lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for São Paulo
A 2‑6 beating by Palmeiras was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Clayson's — 8.32
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.32, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
What a way to start for Arthur Maron — 7.23
0 on the scoresheet on his first appearance and a mark of 7.23 beside it. Most debuts are got through; this one was enjoyed, by him and by everybody watching it.
Match8 Aug 2026
8 goals as São Paulo and Palmeiras go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 8 goals between São Paulo and Palmeiras, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Chrystian Barletta signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Chrystian Barletta and São Paulo agree another 3 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bruno Nardo steps up from the São Paulo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bruno Nardo 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
One of our own: Patrão joins the São Paulo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrão is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Márcio Costa joins the São Paulo first team
- Market One of our own: Renato Rangel joins the São Paulo first team
- Squad Words exchanged at São Paulo