The Palmeiras Chronicle
Match17 Apr 2027
35 unbeaten for Palmeiras
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 35 matches without defeat is a foundation Palmeiras did not have in the autumn.
Match16 Apr 2027
A European night to remember for Palmeiras
1‑0 against Flamengo, under lights, against people who do not speak the same language as the crowd. These are the evenings a club measures its decade in, and there are never as many of them as anybody expects.
Squad19 Apr 2027
José Manuel López keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Palmeiras may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match16 Apr 2027
Ramón Sosa wins it after the whistle should have gone
115 minutes played. Ramón Sosa found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Flamengo went from a point to nothing inside one movement.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Vitor Roque
Successful dribbles: 29. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Palmeiras
Jhon Arias was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
Graduation day at Palmeiras
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market19 Apr 2027
Márcio Costa steps up from the Palmeiras academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Márcio Costa 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Palmeiras promote José Fernandes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. José Fernandes 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Thiago Araujo joins the Palmeiras first team
- Market Luís Rocha steps up from the Palmeiras academy
- Boardroom Palmeiras are making the ground bigger