The Santos Chronicle
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Gabriel Menino: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Santos have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
Douglas Xavier signs on for the long haul
Santos moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Douglas Xavier, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Gabriel Barbosa 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 Santos this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Santos
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: Rodrigo Tavares joins the Santos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rodrigo Tavares 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
Santos promote Júnior Silva from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Silva 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
One of our own: Rafael Porto joins the Santos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Porto 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
One of our own: Turbo joins the Santos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Turbo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Words at Santos training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Moisés is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- The dugout Santos keep their word to Gabriel Brazão
- Loan watch Miguel Terceros wants to come home
- The dugout The view from the dugout