The Retrô Courier
Squad12 Oct 2026
The knee: Alex Rodrigues out for 18 days
18 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Retrô lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market12 Oct 2026
Felipe Amaral steps up from the Retrô academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Felipe Amaral 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.
Market12 Oct 2026
Retrô promote Sérgio Ribeiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sérgio Ribeiro 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tomás Rincón signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Tomás Rincón and Retrô agree another 2 years.
Market12 Oct 2026
Experience through the door at Retrô
José Luis Chunga arrives at 35 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
Market12 Oct 2026
Experience through the door at Retrô
Tomás Rincón arrives at 38 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Sérgio Alves gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Competition arrives for Igor Morais
A new face in his position and a shirt he thought he owned suddenly up for discussion. Retrô have promised nothing, which is what clubs promise at this stage.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tomás Rincón has outgrown this division
There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Retrô know it, and so does everybody who watches him.
In brief
- Looking ahead Retrô travel to São Bernardo
- The dugout The manager comes out for João Araujo