The Independiente Medellin Herald
Squad22 Feb 2027
14 saves: Salvador Ichazo was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 14 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match20 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Independiente Medellin's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Independiente Medellin has to find a result from somewhere.
Market22 Feb 2027
Braian Uribe asks to leave Independiente Medellin
“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.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
Daniel Cataño says Independiente Medellin 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.
Market22 Feb 2027
Yony González 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.
Squad22 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Independiente Medellin
Fernando Bacca and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Kevin Mantilla
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kevin Mantilla, and the manager let it.
Match20 Feb 2027
Independiente Medellin come up short against Santa Fe
Santa Fe left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
The game went through John Edwin Montaño — 6.80
Marked 6.80 on 9 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
In brief
- The dugout Edwin Mina answers for it
- The dugout Salvador Ichazo has become a man the manager trusts
- Looking ahead Luis Miranda faces his old club