The Corinthians Sentinel
Squad16 Apr 2029
The knee: João Pedro Tchoca out for 40 days
40 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Corinthians lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
Graduation day at Corinthians
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
Tempers go at Corinthians
Rodrigo Pinheiro 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Corinthians promote Marcelo Xavier from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcelo Xavier 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
One of our own: Samuel Borges joins the Corinthians first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Samuel Borges is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Apr 2029
Corinthians promote Mateus Viana from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mateus Viana 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.
Market16 Apr 2029
Corinthians promote Lucas Fonseca from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas Fonseca 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.
Boardroom16 Apr 2029
A promise the Corinthians board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
Loan watch16 Apr 2029
Gustavo Milani wants to come home
“I did not go to Mirassol to sit and watch. I want to come back to Corinthians and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
In brief
- The dugout Lucas Piton gets picked when it counts
- The dugout Adson knocks on the manager’s door
- Looking ahead Ryan faces his old club