Santa Cruz plan pre-season for early December
Santa Cruz intend to start their 2027 preparation in the first week of December, with 6 December under discussion between the board and the SAF investors. Directors visited the Retrô training centre in Camaragibe, a R$ 60 million facility that could serve as the base for the season.
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O Santa Cruz pretende começar a preparação para 2027 na primeira semana de dezembro, já com elenco e treinador definidos. A data discutida entre a diretoria e os investidores da SAF é 6 de dezembro.
O início nesse período é suficiente para deixar o grupo pronto para o Campeonato Pernambucano, competição que abre o calendário do clube no ano que vem.
Na quarta-feira passada, Thairo Arruda (CEO da SAF), Fernando Fleury (diretor de marketing) e Luís Felipe Sinforoso, especialista em alta performance com passagem pelo Botafogo, visitaram o CT do Retrô para avaliar a estrutura.
Localizado em Camaragibe, na Região Metropolitana do Recife, o CT ficou conhecido pelo padrão elevado: mais de R$ 60 milhões foram investidos na construção. São 16 hectares, com hotel de 64 quartos e centro de convenções para mil pessoas, além de salas de aula, academia, piscina, departamentos médico e físico, arquibancada e camarotes junto aos campos.
A ideia é que a estrutura sirva de base coral durante toda a temporada 2027. O uso ainda está em negociação, mas a primeira impressão dos dirigentes foi positiva, segundo apuração do ge. Caberá a Sinforoso — peça central na construção dos CTs de Botafogo e Vasco — validar ou não a exploração do espaço, não necessariamente de toda a estrutura, por causa do custo mensal elevado.
Com Eduardo Freeland já acertado como executivo e Raphael Rezende como consultor de mercado, o clube entregará ao especialista a missão de organizar a logística do futebol, além dos cuidados com preparação física e recuperação de atletas.
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