The Fortaleza CEIF Herald
Market1 Feb 2027
Andrés Arroyo 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 Fortaleza CEIF can pretend not to have heard.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Andrés Arroyo: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Fortaleza CEIF have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad1 Feb 2027
A one-man rearguard from Cristian Santander
There were 6 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.
Market1 Feb 2027
Fortaleza CEIF may not be able to give Yesid Díaz what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Yesid Díaz wants continental football; whether Fortaleza CEIF can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Cristian Santander falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Fortaleza CEIF
Miguel Pernía was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market1 Feb 2027
Jhon Balanta told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Jhon Balanta has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Fortaleza CEIF.
The terraces1 Feb 2027
Fortaleza CEIF supporters have found a favourite in Cristian Santander
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Cristian Santander has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
Andy Batioja runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Loan watch Jerónimo Barrera wants to come home
- Match Juan David Delgado rescues a point for Fortaleza CEIF
- Player ratings Juan David Delgado changes it off the bench