The Retrô Courier
Match12 Sep 2026
8 matches without a win for Retrô
The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Retrô are no longer polite ones.
Match12 Sep 2026
4 matches without a goal for Retrô
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 4 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Retrô
Marco Espíndola and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Retrô agree a free transfer for João Pin
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market14 Sep 2026
Retrô 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
Felipe Costa steps up from the Retrô academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Felipe 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Felipe Silva joins the Retrô first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Felipe Silva is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match12 Sep 2026
Retrô come up short against Ituano
Ituano left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Wesley Nardo faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Wesley Nardo after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of General
- Looking ahead João Marcos goes back to face ABC
- Player ratings Ben-Hur beats them one at a time