The Sport Recife Courier
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Jonathan Calleri says Sport Recife went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match27 Oct 2026
Jonathan Calleri breaks Fortaleza hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Jonathan Calleri scored in the 86th minute, Fortaleza had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Sport Recife took the lot.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
A brace, and André Silva takes the afternoon — 8.80
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. André Silva provided it, and the 8.80 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Vintage Jonathan Calleri — 7.93
At 33 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 7.93, and nobody on the pitch better.
Market2 Nov 2026
Jonathan Calleri wants more than Sport Recife are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Match31 Oct 2026
André Silva the difference as Sport Recife beat Vitória
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: André Silva. 3‑1 against Vitória, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Match27 Oct 2026
Sport Recife see off Fortaleza
Three points for Sport Recife, 1‑0 the final word against Fortaleza in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Sabino 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 Sport Recife this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Cauly gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad A step back for Robert Arboleda at Sport Recife
- The dugout A promise honoured at Sport Recife
- The dugout Samuel Cavalcante has his say