The Cesar Vallejo Sentinel
Squad28 Feb 2028
Simón Bodnar keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Cesar Vallejo may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings28 Feb 2028
Age has not caught Carlos Beltrán yet — 9.37
At 37 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 9.37 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Player ratings28 Feb 2028
No sign of nerves from Simón Bodnar at 20 — 8.45
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Simón Bodnar did not need any: 8.45, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Market28 Feb 2028
Cesar Vallejo may not be able to give Nicolás Fernández what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Nicolás Fernández wants continental football; whether Cesar Vallejo can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Boardroom28 Feb 2028
Cesar Vallejo to lose Alessio Cano for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Alessio Cano has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Match26 Feb 2028
Still nobody has beaten Cesar Vallejo
The unbeaten run reaches 7. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Squad28 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Cesar Vallejo
Nicolás Fernández 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.
Squad28 Feb 2028
Italo Regalado 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.
Boardroom28 Feb 2028
Diego Cienfuegos will join Cesar Vallejo for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Diego Cienfuegos has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Cesar Vallejo have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
In brief
- Match Carlos Beltrán sends Cesar Vallejo past Deportivo Municipal
- Squad Angel Romero gets it from the manager
- Loan watch Massimo Campana counts the days