The Santa Cruz Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Felipe Alves stands alone
6 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Robinho in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Santa Cruz this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Alex Ruan runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market10 Aug 2026
Baixinho steps up from the Santa Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Baixinho 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: Luiz Batista joins the Santa Cruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luiz Batista 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
Daniel Peixoto steps up from the Santa Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Peixoto 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: Marcelo Batista joins the Santa Cruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marcelo Batista 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
Santa Cruz come up short against ABC
ABC left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Marcos Figueiredo faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Marcos Figueiredo after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- Squad No place for Rodrigo Trejo in the new shape
- Looking ahead Robinho faces his old club
- The dugout No place in the plan for Ianson