The Caxias Chronicle
Match17 Oct 2026
Chastening afternoon for Caxias
A 0‑4 beating by Guarani was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Igo Gabriel keeps Caxias in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Caxias
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Calyson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom19 Oct 2026
Nobody left the Caxias dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑4 Eduardo Silva left the room before anybody could ask which.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Caxias
Marlon Flórez was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Carlos Miguel is a square peg at Caxias
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Juninho
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juninho, and the manager let it.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
Caxias pick somebody else ahead of Daniel Neves
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
In brief
- Market Caxias and Carlos Miguel are talking past each other
- Market Marlon Flórez joins Caxias to strengthen the squad
- The dugout No place in the plan for Pedro Melo