The Independiente Medellin Herald
Squad17 Aug 2026
José Luis Chunga damages knee ligaments — 108 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 108 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match12 Aug 2026
The small margins put Independiente Medellin out
Out, 1‑1 to Bogota, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Halam Loboa runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Independiente Medellin
Daniel Londoño 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Éder Chaux 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
The kick that got away from Kevin Salazar
Twelve yards, a goalkeeper guessing, and it still did not go in. He will take the next one, and every soul in the ground will hold their breath.
In brief
- Player ratings Daniel Cataño was the difference for Independiente Medellin
- Squad Words at Independiente Medellin training over how hard people work
- Match Honours even between Independiente Medellin and Deportivo Pasto
- Player ratings Baldomero Perlaza could not find anything