The Morelia Chronicle
Market9 Sep 2030
Only the photograph left for José Juan Macías
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. José Juan Macías will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Morelia the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad9 Sep 2030
A day José Juan Macías will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
The dugout9 Sep 2030
Misael Sandoval keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Morelia may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match7 Sep 2030
Morelia come up short against Club America
Club America left with the points after a 3‑5 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad9 Sep 2030
Words exchanged at Morelia
Alonso Hernández and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market9 Sep 2030
Leonardo Ramirez comes home
The shirt still fits. Leonardo Ramirez is back at Morelia, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Match7 Sep 2030
José Juan Macías among the goals in a wild afternoon
8 goals in one match, José Juan Macías on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Morelia and Club America.
Squad9 Sep 2030
Carlos Meléndez gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Carlos Meléndez has just signed for Morelia, and for once the answer mattered.
Player ratings9 Sep 2030
A masterclass from José Juan Macías
Marked 9.37 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Squad Words at Morelia training over how hard people work
- Boardroom Luis Alberto López will join Morelia for nothing
- The dugout Ramiro Rúmbolo gets it from the manager