The Santa Cruz Chronicle
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Robinho frozen out at Santa Cruz
This is not rotation. Robinho has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Santa Cruz is pretending otherwise.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words exchanged at Santa Cruz
Robinho and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad14 Feb 2028
A row about effort at Santa Cruz
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Felipe Anderson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets14 Feb 2028
Santa Cruz rebuffed over Renyer
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Luverdense have kept their man, and Santa Cruz go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market14 Feb 2028
Santa Cruz promote Luís Moreira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luís Moreira 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
One of our own: Diego Lopes joins the Santa Cruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Diego Lopes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Feb 2028
Daniel Peixoto steps up from the Santa Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Peixoto 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Danilo Xavier steps up from the Santa Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Danilo Xavier 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.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Too much change too quickly at Santa Cruz
6 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
In brief
- The dugout A promise honoured for Adryan
- The dugout Leandro Carvalho knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Matheus Régis wants out of the dugout