Rafa

Central Defender - Corinthians U18
22 Apr 2029
Sunday
Process

Marked for Rafa

90 Edition

The Corinthians Sentinel

17 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout

Danilo Boza: 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.” Corinthians have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

The run at home goes on for Corinthians

11 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.

Squad

Danilo Boza in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Corinthians this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom

5 academy graduates step up at Corinthians

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.

Market

Corinthians promote Rafa from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rafa 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.

Market

Corinthians promote Mateus Teixeira from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mateus Teixeira 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.

Market

Paulo Figueiredo steps up from the Corinthians academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paulo Figueiredo 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.

Market

Igor Cunha steps up from the Corinthians academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Igor Cunha 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.

Squad

A row about effort at Corinthians

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matheus Bidu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

In brief