The Manaus Chronicle
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Bruno Menezes
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Manaus
Bruno Menezes 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.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
Manaus supporters have found a favourite in Marcelo Freitas
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 14-year-old it feels ownership of. Marcelo Freitas has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match29 Aug 2026
The drought breaks for Manaus
5 without a win is the sort of run that changes how a town talks about its club, and Maracanã were the afternoon it stopped. Nothing is fixed by one result and everything feels different by one.
Match29 Aug 2026
Manaus get the job done against Maracanã
A 1‑0 win over Maracanã, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Lucas Roa needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Manaus know which stage they are at.
Market31 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Manaus and Cleiton
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Manaus, another week without a signature from Cleiton.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Cleiton was the difference for Manaus
Marked 7.86. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Too much change too quickly at Manaus
9 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
In brief
- Squad Roger Carvalho stays put
- The dugout A satisfied Renato Batista
- Market Lucas Roa brings the grey hairs Manaus lacked