The CRB Courier
Squad17 Apr 2028
The knee: Luan Polli out for 137 days
137 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. CRB lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Matheus Frizzo keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” CRB may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match15 Apr 2028
No end in sight to CRB's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at CRB has to find a result from somewhere.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Up for the corner, and Luizão delivers — 7.68
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Luizão scored, was marked 7.68, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Chico da Costa signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Chico da Costa and CRB agree another 2 years.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at CRB
Matheus Frizzo 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at CRB
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match15 Apr 2028
Coritiba take the points off CRB
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
No hiding place for Kaique Kenji
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kaique Kenji, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market Vitor Guimarães steps up from the CRB academy
- Market Mateus Xavier steps up from the CRB academy
- Market CRB promote Vitor Moura from within