The Ceará Chronicle
Squad17 Apr 2028
The knee: Lucas Mugni out for 45 days
45 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Ceará lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Tempers go at Ceará
Schettine was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Apr 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Ceará
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.
Match15 Apr 2028
Vinicius Zanocelo’s goal not enough for Ceará
Vinicius Zanocelo scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Chapecoense, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad17 Apr 2028
Fernando falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout17 Apr 2028
Lucas Mugni gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market17 Apr 2028
Ceará promote José Araujo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. José Araujo 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
Careca steps up from the Ceará academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Careca 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
Ceará promote Fenômeno from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Fenômeno 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
- Market André Soares steps up from the Ceará academy
- Match No time for Chapecoense to settle
- Boardroom Ceará let a promise lapse