The Universitario Gazette
Market14 Jan 2030
Miguel Sánchez 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 Universitario can pretend not to have heard.
Squad14 Jan 2030
Tempers go at Universitario
Alex Valera 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.
Squad14 Jan 2030
Cristián Blanco 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.
Squad14 Jan 2030
Brandon Carroll out for 29 days
The medical room confirms 29 days on the sidelines for Brandon Carroll, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad14 Jan 2030
Hugo Weckmann asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market14 Jan 2030
The Cristián Blanco question follows Universitario around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Cristián Blanco’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
In brief
- Market The window shut and Anderson Santamaría is still in the building
- Market The shop window has Brayan Velarde in it