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26 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Daniel Ruiz puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Millonarios, and it is not being withdrawn.

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Only the photograph left for Brandon Caicedo

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Brandon Caicedo will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Atletico Bucaramanga the goodbyes have quietly begun.

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Jonathan Marulanda wants European nights

The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.

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25 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Eder Balanta hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Barranquilla can pretend not to have heard.

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Depor turn down Junior for Jhonier Alomía

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

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Jesús Ceballos is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fortaleza CEIF is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

24 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Nobody scored more than Jorge Cabezas Hurtado

The month closes with Jorge Cabezas Hurtado out in front — 4 goals in 3 games, and Millonarios have the division's most feared finisher.

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Omar Cassiani is the division's player of the month — 8.54

A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Barranquilla man on 8.54 with 3 goal contributions.

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The division's brightest kid this month plays for Depor U20

Edwin Hormaza was marked 6.91 and had a hand in 1 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.

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Andrés Llinás hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Millonarios can pretend not to have heard.

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Leones turn down Independiente Medellin for Juan Pablo Montoya

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

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Nobody made more than Samuel Nardo this month

3 assists, 6.46, and a Barranquilla player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.

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Santiago Rey attracts admirers

The name of Santiago Rey has come up in conversations Real Santander were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

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Juan David Ramírez has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Leones they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

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Omar Cassiani is the division's best-marked player — 8.54

The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.54 across 3 matches for Barranquilla.

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Fabián Suárez Chalares makes the list

2 appearances, 2 goals, and a place among the division's leading scorers for the month. Strikers measure a season in exactly these lines.

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Junior García makes the list

3 appearances, 2 goals, and a place among the division's leading scorers for the month. Strikers measure a season in exactly these lines.

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Santiago Montoya keeps the pressure on

2 goals in 3 appearances for Leones leave him among the month's leading marksmen.

23 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Nobody scored more than Thomas Romero

The month closes with Thomas Romero out in front — 3 goals in 4 games, and Atletico Bucaramanga have the division's most feared finisher.

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The month belonged to Nicolás Lara

Marked 7.63 across it, 2 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Aguilas Doradas have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.

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The division's brightest kid this month plays for Bogota

Cristian Florez was marked 6.97 and had a hand in 1 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.

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Jhoao Rodríguez puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Deportes Quindio, and it is not being withdrawn.

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Sebastián Guerra is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barranquilla is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

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Roameth Romaña leads the division for assists — 7.36

The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 3 of them made by a Atletico Bucaramanga player marked 7.36, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.

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Highest marks in the league belong to a Depor man

Jhonier Alomía averaged 8.04 over 4 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.

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Kevin Tamayo wants European nights

The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.

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Fabián Sambueza up among the month's scorers

A productive month at Atletico Bucaramanga — 2 goals from 4 appearances, and a place near the top of the charts.

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Jhonier Alomía up among the month's scorers

A productive month at Depor — 2 goals from 4 appearances, and a place near the top of the charts.

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Jorge Cabezas Hurtado is right behind him

3 goals in 4 appearances for Millonarios, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

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Nicolás Lara is right behind him

2 goals in 4 appearances for Aguilas Doradas, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

22 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Nobody scored more than Nicolás Lara

The month closes with Nicolás Lara out in front — 3 goals in 5 games, and Aguilas Doradas have the division's most feared finisher.

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The month belonged to Nicolás Lara

Marked 7.89 across it, 4 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Aguilas Doradas have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.

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Cristiano Gutiérrez is the month's best young player — 7.05

The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.05 over the month and 3 goal contributions, from a Deportes Quindio player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.

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Emmanuel Mas asks to leave Deportes Quindio

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

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Nobody made more than Fabián Suárez Chalares this month

4 assists, 7.29, and a Aguilas Doradas player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.

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Nicolás Lara is the division's best-marked player — 7.89

The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 7.89 across 5 matches for Aguilas Doradas.

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Hernán Lópes is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Aguilas Doradas is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

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Atletico Bucaramanga may not be able to give Néider Ospina what he wants

It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Néider Ospina wants continental football; whether Atletico Bucaramanga can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.

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Juan José Ramírez raises the bar for Millonarios

“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Millonarios heard it as anything else.

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Javier Ortíz keeps the pressure on

2 goals in 5 appearances for Barranquilla leave him among the month's leading marksmen.

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Néider Ospina keeps the pressure on

2 goals in 5 appearances for Atletico Bucaramanga leave him among the month's leading marksmen.

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Cristiano Gutiérrez keeps the pressure on

3 goals in 5 appearances for Deportes Quindio leave him among the month's leading marksmen.

21 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Joel Canchimbo tops the scoring charts

Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 5 goals in 4 appearances for Millonarios.

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The month belonged to Daniel Ruiz

Marked 8.40 across it, 5 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Millonarios have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.

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The division's brightest kid this month plays for Barranquilla

Yesid García was marked 7.08 and had a hand in 1 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.

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Daniel Ruiz puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Millonarios, and it is not being withdrawn.

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Juan Pablo Montoya leads the division for assists — 7.48

The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 4 of them made by a Leones player marked 7.48, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.

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Matheus Bebeto is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Bogota is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

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Highest marks in the league belong to a Deportes Quindio man

Jhoao Rodríguez averaged 8.84 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.

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Millonarios turn down Philadelphia Union for Luis Marimón

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

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José García wants European nights

The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.

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Daniel Ruiz keeps the pressure on

4 goals in 4 appearances for Millonarios leave him among the month's leading marksmen.

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Still scoring: Alejandro Oñate

3 in 4 for Depor. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.

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Still scoring: Gleyfer Medina

4 in 4 for Atletico Bucaramanga. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.

20 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Mar 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Carlos Restrepo tops the scoring charts

Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 2 goals in 4 appearances for Depor.

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Carlos Restrepo is the division's player of the month — 7.95

A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Depor man on 7.95 with 4 goal contributions.

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The division's brightest kid this month plays for Barranquilla

Yesid García was marked 7.28 and had a hand in 2 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.

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Jaen Pineda asks to leave Aguilas Doradas

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

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Millonarios turn down Vissel Kobe for Elías de León

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

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Carlos Restrepo leads the division for assists — 7.95

The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 2 of them made by a Depor player marked 7.95, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.

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Ronald Angulo has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Deportes Quindio they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

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Jonathan Marulanda wants European nights

The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.

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Jaen Pineda keeps the pressure on

2 goals in 4 appearances for Aguilas Doradas leave him among the month's leading marksmen.

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Jorge Cabezas Hurtado is right behind him

2 goals in 3 appearances for Millonarios, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

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Néider Ospina is right behind him

2 goals in 4 appearances for Atletico Bucaramanga, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

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Nicolás Repetto makes the list

4 appearances, 2 goals, and a place among the division's leading scorers for the month. Strikers measure a season in exactly these lines.

19 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Nobody scored more than Santiago Rey

The month closes with Santiago Rey out in front — 3 goals in 2 games, and Real Santander have the division's most feared finisher.

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The division's brightest kid this month plays for Leones

Santiago Montoya was marked 7.07 and had a hand in 1 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.

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Jhoao Rodríguez hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Deportes Quindio can pretend not to have heard.

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Sebastián Guerra is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barranquilla is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

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Jaime Mora leads the division for assists — 7.62

The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 1 of them made by a Real Santander player marked 7.62, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.

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Aguilas Doradas say no — this time

The offer from Deportivo Pasto for Hassler Palacios was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

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Leonardo Cuadrado’s move to Barranquilla falls through

The deal that would have taken Leonardo Cuadrado to Barranquilla has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Valledupar with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.

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Cristian Ospina is the division's best-marked player — 7.83

The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 7.83 across 2 matches for Valledupar.

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Duván Viáfara makes the list

2 appearances, 1 goals, and a place among the division's leading scorers for the month. Strikers measure a season in exactly these lines.

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Jorge Cante makes the list

2 appearances, 1 goals, and a place among the division's leading scorers for the month. Strikers measure a season in exactly these lines.

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Daniel Castillo is right behind him

2 goals in 2 appearances for Barranquilla, and a chart that would look very different if two of them had gone in off the post instead of past it.

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Cristiano Gutiérrez makes the list

1 appearances, 1 goals, and a place among the division's leading scorers for the month. Strikers measure a season in exactly these lines.

18 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Jan 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

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Mateo García puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Millonarios, and it is not being withdrawn.

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Depor say no — this time

The offer from Atletico Nacional for Jhonier Alomía was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

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Luis Mateus is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Atletico Bucaramanga is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

17 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Dec 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

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Alejandro Lopera hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Tigres can pretend not to have heard.

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Luis Ceballos has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Leones they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

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Kevin Tamayo wants European nights

The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.

16 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

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Jorge Rivaldo puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Tigres, and it is not being withdrawn.

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Wilmer Castillo has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bogota they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

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Jonathan Marulanda wants European nights

The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.

15 Edition

The Liga BetPlay 2 Herald

1 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

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Carlos De Las Salas hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Atletico Bucaramanga can pretend not to have heard.

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ES Setif come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barranquilla did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

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So close: Sebastián Ramírez’s move dies late

The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. St. Pauli moved on, Sebastián Ramírez reports back to Fortaleza CEIF, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.