The Santa Clara Sentinel
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Sevastian Belov: 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.” Santa Clara have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market30 Nov 2026
Sidney Lima wants European nights
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Words at Santa Clara training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Guilherme Romão 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.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Welinton Torrão 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 Santa Clara this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match28 Nov 2026
Santa Clara come up short against Casa Pia
Casa Pia left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Paulinho Boia gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market30 Nov 2026
Santa Clara promote Simao Marques from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simao Marques 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.
Market30 Nov 2026
Rafael Marques steps up from the Santa Clara academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Marques 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.
Market30 Nov 2026
Santa Clara promote Alexandre Ribeiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexandre Ribeiro 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
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Daniel Borges dropped after a run of poor form
- Player ratings Vinícius Lopes was unplayable