Darwin Avendaño

Central Defender - Barranquilla U18
18 Nov 2027
Thursday
Process

Marked for Darwin Avendaño

17 Edition

The Barranquilla Gazette

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

José Luis Caicedo 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 Barranquilla this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout

José Luis Caicedo knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Barranquilla, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The clock does Marlon Carabali’s negotiating for him

1 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Barranquilla could ask drops and the wages Marlon Carabali can ask rise.

In brief

Back issues
12 Edition

The Barranquilla Gazette

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Barranquilla may not be able to give Howell Mena what he wants

It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Howell Mena wants continental football; whether Barranquilla can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.

Squad

A falling-out at Barranquilla

José Luis Caicedo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Andrés Murillo

“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.

In brief