From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad26 Jul 2027
The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Joao Villamarín, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Bryan Canela 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.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Rodrigo Dioses 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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Uneasy
Match3 Mar 2027
A 1-0 win over UTC, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Squad8 Mar 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Joao Villamarín commits to Juan Aurich for another 2 years.
Squad8 Mar 2027
The manager makes an example of Gustavo Torres
“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.
Match6 Mar 2027
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad8 Mar 2027
Every debut is a small story about the future: Fabrizzio Franco, 20 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Squad8 Mar 2027
“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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Steady
Market28 Dec 2026
Bryan Ormeño 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 Juan Aurich can pretend not to have heard.
Squad28 Dec 2026
The manager comes out for Víctor Cumpa
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Víctor Cumpa has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Squad28 Dec 2026
A welcome sight on the training pitch: Edinson Chávez has come through recovery and is pushing for a place again.
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Steady
Squad30 Nov 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Léo Gomes commits to Juan Aurich for another 2 years.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Bryan Rivas 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.
Squad30 Nov 2026
A new face in his position, and Jean Pierre Fuentes suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Juan Aurich have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
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Steady
Squad2 Nov 2026
A welcome sight on the training pitch: Víctor Cumpa has come through recovery and is pushing for a place again.
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Steady
Boardroom19 Oct 2026
159% of the income goes out in wages at Juan Aurich
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Squad19 Oct 2026
The manager comes out for Víctor Cumpa
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Víctor Cumpa has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.