The Sampaio Correa Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Sampaio Correa
Leandro Carvalho 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sampaio Correa agree a free transfer for Felipe Preis
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sampaio Correa promote Arthur Moreira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Arthur Moreira has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Luís Ribeiro joins the Sampaio Correa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luís Ribeiro 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
One of our own: Arthur Cavalcante joins the Sampaio Correa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Arthur Cavalcante 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
One of our own: Carlos Cunha joins the Sampaio Correa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Cunha is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Sampaio Correa come up short against Criciuma
Criciuma left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 0‑1 defeat, delivered by Cristiano Rodrigues to a room that had heard them before.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Adriano Rodrigues dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
In brief
- Squad Andrew Teuten still has not settled
- The dugout Clebson left out for tactical reasons at Sampaio Correa
- Squad Agnaldo has company in his position