The Caxias Chronicle
Match17 Apr 2027
Nowhere to hide for Caxias
0‑3 against Botafogo-PB, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Tobías Villalba says Caxias went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match17 Apr 2027
No end in sight to Caxias's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Caxias has to find a result from somewhere.
Match17 Apr 2027
Caxias cannot find the net
4 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Words exchanged at Caxias
Cauê 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.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Caxias
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
Words at Caxias training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ronald is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Paulo Freitas joins the Caxias first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paulo Freitas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
Roberto Xavier steps up from the Caxias academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Xavier 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.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Geovane
- Squad Caxias lose Pedro Farias
- Boardroom Doors closed at Caxias