Marked for Romeo Di Modugno
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match20 Mar 2027
No end in sight to Aragua's wait for a win
12 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Aragua has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Romeo Di Modugno: 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.” Aragua have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings22 Mar 2027
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Aragua
Edwards Pereira 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.
Squad22 Mar 2027
“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 ratings22 Mar 2027
The afternoon belonged to Ronny Maza
A mark of 7.95, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Back issues
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad21 Dec 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Aragua this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Somebody is after Ronny Maza’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Ronny Maza suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Aragua have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market21 Dec 2026
A season-long audition: Mineros de Guayana still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Aragua's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad23 Nov 2026
Juan Briceño 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 Aragua this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market23 Nov 2026
1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Aragua money.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Questions about Romeo Di Modugno on the training pitch
The standards have slipped, and in a building where everybody watches everybody it has not gone unremarked. This is how a player loses a place before he loses one.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad26 Oct 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Aragua this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Oct 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Rody Gómez and Aragua agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad26 Oct 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juan Briceño, and the manager let it.