The Caxias Chronicle
Squad4 Sep 2028
Tempers go at Caxias
Huguinho 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.
The dugout4 Sep 2028
Jackson frozen out at Caxias
This is not rotation. Jackson has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Caxias is pretending otherwise.
Squad4 Sep 2028
A row about effort at Caxias
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Martín Coria was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings4 Sep 2028
Guilherme Costa was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 19. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Match2 Sep 2028
Caxias get the job done against Goiânia
A 1‑0 win over Goiânia, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad4 Sep 2028
Luís Lopes out for 27 days
The medical room confirms 27 days on the sidelines for Luís Lopes, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad4 Sep 2028
Roberto is no longer first choice
The manager has re-ordered his thinking and Roberto has come out of it lower. He will be told it is temporary, and the players who have heard that before will avoid his eye.
Player ratings4 Sep 2028
Lucas Mineiro stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.84 on the card, and the Caxias support went home talking about one name.
The dugout4 Sep 2028
The view from the dugout
“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Eduardo Silva, on a 1‑0 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.
In brief
- The dugout Jackson gets it from the manager
- The dugout When it matters, Mateus Claus plays
- Player ratings Nothing got past Léo Andrade