The Parana Post
Match8 Aug 2026
Carlos Júnior leads the rout of Oeste
3‑0, and Carlos Júnior took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Parana tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Carlos Júnior takes the afternoon — 8.68
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Carlos Júnior provided it, and the 8.68 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Vintage Liliu — 9.03
At 36 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 9.03, and nobody on the pitch better.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Liliu 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 Parana this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Yago Santos will join Parana for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Yago Santos has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Parana have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mateus Nardo steps up from the Parana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mateus Nardo 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
Falcão steps up from the Parana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Falcão 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
One of our own: Lucas Araujo joins the Parana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lucas Araujo 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
Carlos Gomes steps up from the Parana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos 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.