The Palmeiras Chronicle
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Jefté
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Palmeiras
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Antônio Oliveira joins the Palmeiras first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Antônio Oliveira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Palmeiras promote Luiz Carvalho from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luiz Carvalho 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Paulo Cunha steps up from the Palmeiras academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paulo Cunha 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
One of our own: Professor joins the Palmeiras first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Professor is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
The ground is getting bigger
The plans are signed off at a capacity of 48690. Decisions like this are judged twenty years later, by people who were not in the room when they were taken.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
No hiding place for Agustín Giay
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Agustín Giay, and the manager let it.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Rafael Coutinho signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rafael Coutinho commits to Palmeiras for another 4 years.
In brief
- Player ratings Jhon Arias stands above it all
- Loan watch Ramon Riquelme counts the days
- The dugout José Manuel López gets picked when it counts