The Criciúma Gazette
The terraces17 Apr 2028
The mood at Criciúma has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Market17 Apr 2028
Marcinho hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Criciúma can pretend not to have heard.
Match15 Apr 2028
The wait goes on for Criciúma
7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Market17 Apr 2028
Cauê has his eye on Europe
It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Criciúma can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.
Squad17 Apr 2028
A falling-out at Criciúma
Yuri Tanque and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Criciúma
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.
Player ratings17 Apr 2028
Jhonata Robert beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: Mateus Tavares joins the Criciúma first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mateus Tavares is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Apr 2028
Bruno Assis steps up from the Criciúma academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bruno Assis 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
- Player ratings One of those days for João Carlos
- Match Late, late show earns Criciúma a point
- Boardroom Criciúma let a promise lapse