The Santa Cruz Chronicle
Squad14 Sep 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Ianson
32 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Santa Cruz lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Alex Ruan breaks a bone — 98 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 98 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match12 Sep 2026
No mercy from Santa Cruz
Sampaio Correa will want this one forgotten quickly: 3‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Santa Cruz were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Robinho scores twice — 9.07
Two goals and a mark of 9.07 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Santa Cruz
Robinho and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
Santa Cruz supporters have found a favourite in Marquinhos
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Marquinhos has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Renato beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 19. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Willian Cavalcante joins the Santa Cruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Willian Cavalcante is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Daniel Queiroz joins the Santa Cruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Queiroz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Matheus Régis is carrying Santa Cruz
- The dugout A satisfied Antônio Rangel
- The dugout No hiding place for Favela