The Chapecoense Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Anderson keeps Chapecoense in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Chapecoense
Yannick Bolasie and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Garcez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Garcez commits to Chapecoense for another 4 years.
Match4 Aug 2026
Coritiba take the points off Chapecoense
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mateus Batista steps up from the Chapecoense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mateus Batista 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Imperador joins the Chapecoense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Imperador is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Juninho joins the Chapecoense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juninho is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chapecoense promote Júnior Machado from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Machado 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Chapecoense see off Remo
Three points for Chapecoense, 1‑0 the final word against Remo in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- The dugout Walter Clar gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Neto Pessoa takes the honours
- The dugout The manager’s verdict