The Santos Chronicle
Squad17 Apr 2028
Kristian Strømland Lien: 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.” Santos have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Lucas Veríssimo 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 Santos this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Words at Santos training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Adonis Frías 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.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
Graduation day at Santos
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match15 Apr 2028
6 unbeaten for Santos
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Santos did not have in the autumn.
Market17 Apr 2028
André Lima steps up from the Santos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. André Lima 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Santos promote Doutor from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Doutor 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Eduardo Araujo steps up from the Santos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Eduardo Araujo 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
Santos promote Márcio Peixoto from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Márcio Peixoto 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Álvaro Barreal in the eights
- Boardroom Santos board go back on their word
- Squad A promise honoured for Álvaro Barreal