The Corinthians Sentinel
Squad19 Apr 2027
Alex Santana damages knee ligaments — 132 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 132 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
A brace, and Gui Negão takes the afternoon — 8.82
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Gui Negão provided it, and the 8.82 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Memphis Depay, 33, rolls back the years — 10.00
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 10.00 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad19 Apr 2027
3 goals for Memphis Depay
The match ball belongs to Memphis Depay, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Match17 Apr 2027
Nobody wants to play Corinthians right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Yuri Alberto 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 Corinthians this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match17 Apr 2027
Corinthians get the job done against America Mineiro
A 5‑3 win over America Mineiro, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Match17 Apr 2027
Memphis Depay among the goals in a wild afternoon
8 goals in one match, Memphis Depay on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Corinthians and America Mineiro.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Corinthians
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.
In brief
- The terraces The crowd has taken to Kaio César
- Market Corinthians promote Carlos Guimarães from within
- Market Igor Nardo steps up from the Corinthians academy