The São José Sentinel
Market19 Apr 2027
Allefe asks to leave São José
“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 ratings19 Apr 2027
Thiago Rodríguez, 21, steals the show — 7.72
Marked 7.72 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Match17 Apr 2027
Still nobody has beaten São José
The unbeaten run reaches 9. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Ney keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” São José may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Jhonatan 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 São José this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
1 academy players handed senior numbers at São José
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Welisson Santos stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Welisson Santos and São José agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Felipe Cardoso beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The terraces19 Apr 2027
The crowd has taken to Thiago Rodríguez
At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
In brief
- Match Another one collected away from home
- Market São José promote Roberto Assis from within
- Player ratings Gabriel Soares did the work nobody counts — 7.11