The São Paulo Sentinel
Match26 Jul 2028
São Paulo march on in the cup
Santa Cruz are out and São Paulo go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Market31 Jul 2028
Ângelo asks to leave São Paulo
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings31 Jul 2028
Both of them Mateo Cassierra's — 8.75
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.75, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Market31 Jul 2028
Thiago Couto’s move to Botafogo falls through
The deal that would have taken Thiago Couto to Botafogo has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to São Paulo with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words at São Paulo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alfredo Hurtado 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.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at São Paulo
Mateo Cassierra and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match29 Jul 2028
Mateo Cassierra sends São Paulo past Cruzeiro
It finished 2‑0, and it was Mateo Cassierra’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to São Paulo.
Market31 Jul 2028
Rafael Borges steps up from the São Paulo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Borges 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
São Paulo promote Paulo Rocha from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Paulo Rocha 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.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Andreas Pereira
- Looking ahead The neighbours are next for São Paulo
- The dugout No hiding place for Fábio Matheus