The Los Andes Courier
Market23 Nov 2026
Mario Galeano 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 Los Andes can pretend not to have heard.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Los Andes
Brian Leizza and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Matías Gómez 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.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Facundo Echevarría is still paying for one afternoon at Los Andes
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Gabriel Cañete
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gabriel Cañete, and the manager let it.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Daniel Franco 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.
Market23 Nov 2026
Daniel Franco placed on the list
Los Andes have made Daniel Franco available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad23 Nov 2026
“I want to play”: Marko Brey speaks
“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
A door opens for Francisco Funes
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Market The Javier Bustillos story refuses to die
- Squad Matías Gómez has settled at Los Andes