The Santa Cruz Chronicle
Market27 Dec 2027
Felipe Alves puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Santa Cruz, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets27 Dec 2027
Fabri is a medical away from Santa Cruz
The deal with Vitória is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad27 Dec 2027
A falling-out at Santa Cruz
Matheus Régis and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets27 Dec 2027
Door shut on João Pedro
Santa Cruz asked and Sport Recife said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad27 Dec 2027
A row about effort at Santa Cruz
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Andrey was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market27 Dec 2027
Santa Cruz promote Rafael Batista from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rafael Batista 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.
Market27 Dec 2027
Antônio Farias steps up from the Santa Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Antônio Farias 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.
Market27 Dec 2027
Sinistro steps up from the Santa Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sinistro 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.
Transfer targets27 Dec 2027
Santa Cruz try to borrow Franco Cervi
Rosario Central have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Willian Arão behind
- The dugout No hiding place for Guilherme Lacerda
- The dugout When it matters, Eron plays