The Palmeiras Chronicle
Match12 Mar 2027
Maurício lights up a European night for Palmeiras
1‑0 against Montevideo City Torque, and a performance that will be described to people who were not there for the rest of the season. Maurício was at the centre of the description.
Match12 Mar 2027
Nobody wants to play Palmeiras right now
8 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
The dugout15 Mar 2027
Léo Pereira: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Palmeiras have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings15 Mar 2027
Andreas Pereira runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match12 Mar 2027
Palmeiras are at home on the road
5 straight away victories. Sides that win away are usually sides that can defend and can counter, and the table has begun to reflect what those journeys have earned.
Squad15 Mar 2027
A falling-out at Palmeiras
Bruno Fuchs and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces15 Mar 2027
One of their own: Jefté
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market15 Mar 2027
Samuel Alves steps up from the Palmeiras academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Samuel Alves 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.
Market15 Mar 2027
Palmeiras promote Márcio Fernandes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Márcio Fernandes 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.
In brief
- Market Palmeiras promote Thiago Cunha from within
- Market One of our own: André Lima joins the Palmeiras first team
- Squad Defences have started doubling up on Vitor Roque