The Joinville Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Cristiano Pereira keeps Joinville in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 30 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match8 Aug 2026
A hiding for Joinville
Beaten 0‑7 by Brasil de Pelotas, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nobody could stop scoring
7 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Joinville and Brasil de Pelotas in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Joinville
Guti 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Cristiano Pereira joins the Joinville first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cristiano Pereira 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
Vinícius Silva steps up from the Joinville academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vinícius Silva 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
Joinville promote Lucas Peixoto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas Peixoto 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
João Gomes steps up from the Joinville academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. João Gomes 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Joinville dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad A first senior shirt for Cristiano Pereira
- Squad Antonio Porto speaks, and the room listens