From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Match8 May 2027
Three points for Leones, 1-0 the final word against Union Magdalena in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad10 May 2027
Johan Muñoz 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.
Squad10 May 2027
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Cristian Rodríguez has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Leones know, and have known for weeks.
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Crisis
Match12 Apr 2027
Leones sink to position 10
11 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Match10 Apr 2027
Beaten 0-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad12 Apr 2027
“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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match27 Mar 2027
No end in sight to Leones's wait for a win
10 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Leones has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad29 Mar 2027
There were 10 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market29 Mar 2027
“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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Crisis
Squad1 Mar 2027
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match24 Feb 2027
Leones out of the cup
Atletico Bucaramanga ended it 0-1. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Match27 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Leones's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Leones has to find a result from somewhere.
Market1 Mar 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Leones can pretend not to have heard.
Match27 Feb 2027
Beaten 0-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad1 Mar 2027
The manager makes an example of Johan Muñoz
“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.
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Uneasy
Market11 Jan 2027
Samuel Posada 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 Leones can pretend not to have heard.
Squad11 Jan 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Santiago Montoya and Leones agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Johan Muñoz 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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market4 Jan 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Leones can pretend not to have heard.
Market4 Jan 2027
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Juan David Ruiz reports back to Leones with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Squad4 Jan 2027
“The easiest signature of my career.” Juan David Ruiz and Leones agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Johan Muñoz knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Leones, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market4 Jan 2027
49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.