The Santos Chronicle
Match17 May 2034
Santos march on in the cup
Humaitá are out and Santos go through, 6‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Player ratings22 May 2034
A brace, and Alejandro García takes the afternoon — 8.25
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Alejandro García provided it, and the 8.25 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
The dugout22 May 2034
Pastor: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Santos have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match20 May 2034
Nobody wants to play Santos right now
5 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Player ratings22 May 2034
No sign of nerves from Danilo Silva at 18 — 7.77
The hardest thing about being 18 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Danilo Silva did not need any: 7.77, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Player ratings22 May 2034
Vintage Rwan Cruz — 8.27
At 33 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.27, and nobody on the pitch better.
Player ratings22 May 2034
Franco Casuriaga goes up and wins it — 7.60
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.60 for the rest of it.
Squad22 May 2034
Words exchanged at Santos
Rwan Cruz 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.
Market22 May 2034
Only the photograph left for Randerson
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Randerson will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Santos the goodbyes have quietly begun.
In brief
- Match The run at home goes on for Santos
- Match Nobody could stop scoring
- Squad Words at Santos training over how hard people work