The Criciúma Gazette
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Criciúma part company with Arthur Mendes
The statement thanked him for his efforts and wished him well, in that order and in about that many words. The search begins immediately.
The terraces16 Apr 2029
Supporters organise against the Criciúma board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Vitor Rodrigues takes charge at Criciúma
“Somebody has to pick the team on Saturday, and this week that is me.” An interim appointment with no promises attached, which is how most of them start.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A falling-out at Criciúma
Felipe Jonatan and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market16 Apr 2029
Criciúma may not be able to give Gustavo Henrique what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Gustavo Henrique wants continental football; whether Criciúma can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Criciúma
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.
Squad16 Apr 2029
A row about effort at Criciúma
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Oluwasegun Otusanya was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Apr 2029
No hiding place for Diego Gonçalves
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Diego Gonçalves, and the manager let it.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Matheus Rocha joins the Criciúma first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matheus Rocha is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Criciúma promote Risadinha from within
- Market One of our own: Felipe Moreira joins the Criciúma first team
- Boardroom Criciúma pay $52.2K to end Arthur Mendes's contract