The O'Higgins Sentinel
Squad21 Sep 2026
A falling-out at O'Higgins
Walter Bou and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Joaquín Muñoz 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.
Squad21 Sep 2026
A row about effort at O'Higgins
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Hans Salinas was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Joaquín Muñoz has had enough of the bench
“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and O'Higgins will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Walter Bou has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at O'Higgins will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad21 Sep 2026
The formation has left Diego Aravena behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. O'Higgins will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
Market21 Sep 2026
The Luis Pavez Muñoz story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Luis Pavez Muñoz signs something — a contract at O'Higgins or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
A door opens for Leandro Díaz
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.
Market21 Sep 2026
O'Higgins shop where it costs nothing
Diego Aravena signs, and the fee column stays empty. Deals like this look small in July and clever by March — or they are never mentioned again.
In brief
- Market Gabriel Pinto placed on the list
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Tomás Avilés