Luis Margas

Central Defender - Santiago Wanderers
4 Oct 2027
Monday
Process

Marked for Luis Margas

28 Edition

The Santiago Wanderers Chronicle

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Nathan Fernandes in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Santiago Wanderers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

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Felipe Preis still has not settled

A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Santiago Wanderers would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.

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Bruno Souza has settled at Santiago Wanderers

The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.

In brief

Back issues
23 Edition

The Santiago Wanderers Chronicle

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Luis Margas puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Santiago Wanderers, and it is not being withdrawn.

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Tempers go at Santiago Wanderers

Nathan Fernandes 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.

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Marcos Camarda 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.

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A season on the outside for Nathan Fernandes

He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Santiago Wanderers has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.

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Somebody is after Franco Lobos’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Franco Lobos suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Santiago Wanderers have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Market

Santiago Wanderers bring in Nathan Fernandes on loan

A season-long audition: Botafogo still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Santiago Wanderers's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.

In brief

3 Edition

The Santiago Wanderers Chronicle

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Cup progress for Santiago Wanderers

A 0‑0 win over Palestino, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?

Squad

Raúl Olivares is the hero from the spot

A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Raúl Olivares: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.

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Jorge Luna out for 124 days

The medical room confirms 124 days on the sidelines for Jorge Luna, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Match

4 matches without a win for Santiago Wanderers

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Santiago Wanderers are no longer polite ones.

Player ratings

René Meléndez runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Raúl Olivares in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Santiago Wanderers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Diego Opazo’s goal not enough for Santiago Wanderers

Diego Opazo scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Universidad Catolica, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

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The manager makes an example of Cristóbal Cáceres

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Luis Margas

Defensive actions: 16. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

In brief