The Criciúma Gazette
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Fellipe Mateus: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Criciúma have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Braian Cufré pops up at the right end — 7.46
7.46, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Boardroom19 Apr 2027
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Criciúma
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.
Match17 Apr 2027
A bad afternoon for Criciúma against Sport Recife
1‑2 to Sport Recife, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Pedro Souza joins the Criciúma first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pedro Souza 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
Criciúma promote Danilo Batista from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Danilo Batista 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.
Squad19 Apr 2027
A mistake Aírton will not forget
Goalkeepers do not get to make mistakes; they get to make goals. He made one, he knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Loan watch19 Apr 2027
Capella counts the days
“I watch every Criciúma game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Maricá runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Aírton is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Player ratings Marcelo Hermes runs at them all day
- The dugout Willean Lepo has become a man the manager trusts