The Caxias Chronicle
Squad24 Aug 2026
12 saves: Igo Gabriel was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 12 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match22 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Caxias
A 0‑5 beating by Náutico was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Match18 Aug 2026
Caxias taken apart
0‑5 to ABC, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 9 of the 21 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Market24 Aug 2026
Willian Lima puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Caxias, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match22 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Caxias
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Match22 Aug 2026
No clean sheets in sight for Caxias
4 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Léo Andrade needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Caxias know which stage they are at.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Doors closed at Caxias
The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Caxias and Léo Andrade
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Calyson's mistake
- The dugout The manager’s verdict