The Sergipe Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
13 saves: Henrique Neves was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 13 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Sergipe
0‑3 against Penedense, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sergipe beat the market to Leonardo Maciel from Guarani
Guarani will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Leonardo Maciel has pre-agreed a move to Sergipe, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sergipe promote Júnior Souza from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Souza 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: Rafael Nardo joins the Sergipe first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Nardo 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
Risadinha steps up from the Sergipe academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Risadinha 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
Lucas Rodrigues steps up from the Sergipe academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lucas Rodrigues 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 Sergipe 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Cristiano Rocha answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑3, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
In brief
- Squad Júnior Souza makes his debut at 14
- Player ratings Luiz Braga beats them one at a time
- Squad Luiz Braga says his piece