The Criciúma Gazette
Match4 Aug 2026
Yuri Tanque leads the rout of Athletic Club
3‑0, and Yuri Tanque took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Criciúma tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Yuri Tanque takes the afternoon — 8.90
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Yuri Tanque provided it, and the 8.90 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Braian Cufré gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Braian Cufré has just signed for Criciúma, and for once the answer mattered.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Criciúma — 7.42
1 for Braian Cufré, marked 7.42, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Eduardo has agreed to leave Criciúma for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Yuri Tanque 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 Criciúma this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rafael Nogueira steps up from the Criciúma academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Nogueira 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
Criciúma promote Vitor Pacheco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vitor Pacheco 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
Thiago Rocha steps up from the Criciúma academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thiago Rocha 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
- Market Bicho steps up from the Criciúma academy
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Marcelo Hermes
- Match Honours even between Criciúma and Novorizontino