The Santos Chronicle
Squad17 Apr 2028
Willian Arão breaks a bone — 122 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 122 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad17 Apr 2028
João Paulo 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. Cristian Medina 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
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Santos
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
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
Gabriel Costa steps up from the Santos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Costa 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 Marcelo Soares from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcelo Soares 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
Arthur Assis steps up from the Santos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Arthur 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.
Market17 Apr 2028
One of our own: João Viana joins the Santos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. João Viana is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Boardroom Santos let a promise lapse
- Loan watch Bernardo counts the days
- The dugout The form table has caught Rodrigo Muniz