The Humaitá Courier
Squad14 Dec 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Ricardo Santana
131 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Humaitá lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Diego Cerón 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 Humaitá this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets14 Dec 2026
Door shut on Dodô
Humaitá asked and Bahia said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market14 Dec 2026
Wesley Martins steps up from the Humaitá academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Wesley Martins 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.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Márcio Defendi
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Márcio Defendi, and the manager let it.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Danilo Silva out for 26 days
The medical room confirms 26 days on the sidelines for Danilo Silva, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Transfer targets14 Dec 2026
Humaitá try to borrow João Fernando
Boavista have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Transfer targets14 Dec 2026
A loan move for Felipe Redaelli is in the works
Humaitá have made the call to Náutico. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Transfer targets14 Dec 2026
Humaitá ask about Estevan
A loan enquiry to Atlético Mineiro: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Squad Danillo signs a new deal
- Market Humaitá sign Júnior Carvalho, one for the future
- Market Humaitá and Rafa are talking past each other