The São Paulo Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Yago Felipe was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 21. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
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
Antônio Tavares steps up from the São Paulo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Antônio Tavares 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
São Paulo promote Gabriel Lima from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gabriel Lima 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
São Paulo promote Pedro Silva from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pedro Silva 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: Danilo Ribeiro joins the São Paulo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Danilo Ribeiro 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
A bad afternoon for São Paulo against Bahia
0‑1 to Bahia, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Match4 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for São Paulo against Bragantino
0‑1 to Bragantino, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at São Paulo
Fábio Matheus 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.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Lipão
- The dugout Chrystian Barletta knocks on the manager’s door