The Internacional Courier
Match4 Aug 2026
The longest week starts now for Internacional
Beaten 0‑1 by Grêmio in the one fixture that is never just a fixture. Work, school, the corner shop — there will be no getting away from this one.
Market10 Aug 2026
Alexandro Bernabei wants more than Internacional are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Bernardo Jacob signs for Floresta while still at Internacional
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Bernardo Jacob has agreed terms with Floresta for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alexandro Bernabei signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Alexandro Bernabei and Internacional agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Internacional
Alexandro Bernabei and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match8 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Internacional
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Fábio Figueiredo joins the Internacional first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fábio Figueiredo 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
Marcos Amaral steps up from the Internacional academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcos Amaral 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
Paulo Costa steps up from the Internacional academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paulo Costa 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.
In brief
- Squad Words at Internacional training over how hard people work
- Player ratings Vitinho beats them one at a time
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Antonio Sanabria