The São Paulo Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Arthur Maron could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 8.21
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 8.21, 2 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Match4 Aug 2026
A hiding for São Paulo
Beaten 0‑5 by Bragantino, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Chrystian Barletta signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Chrystian Barletta and São Paulo agree another 3 years.
Match8 Aug 2026
São Paulo come up short against Bahia
Bahia left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Arthur Maron
At 19 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market10 Aug 2026
São Paulo promote João Santos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. João Santos 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Roberto Souza steps up from the São Paulo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Souza 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Araujo joins the São Paulo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Araujo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Felipe Pereira steps up from the São Paulo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Felipe Pereira 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.
In brief
- Squad Words exchanged at São Paulo
- The dugout No hiding place for Marcelo Benevenuto
- Boardroom Nobody left the São Paulo dressing room in a hurry