Santa Cruz

Brazilian Serie B
16 Aug 2026
Sunday
Process
2 Edition

The Santa Cruz Chronicle

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Santa Cruz and Quirino are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Vitinho

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match

Quirino rescues a point for Santa Cruz

It needed Quirino to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against ABC, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

In brief

  • Squad Quirino finally opens his account
  • Market Nobody at Santa Cruz has picked up the phone to Rokenedy
  • Squad Favela knocks on the manager's door
  • Squad The selectors could not leave Quirino out
Back issues
1 Edition

The Santa Cruz Chronicle

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Renato signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Renato commits to Santa Cruz for another 2 years.

Market

Still no ink between Santa Cruz and Robinho

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Santa Cruz, another week without a signature from Robinho.

Match

Honours even between Santa Cruz and Criciuma

1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Market

Nobody at Santa Cruz has picked up the phone to Balotelli

24 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.

Squad

Matheus Régis is off the mark for Santa Cruz

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Squad

No hiding place for Marquinhos

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Marquinhos, and the manager let it.

In brief