The Leon Sentinel
Squad7 Sep 2026
A fracture rules Sebastián Vegas out for 33 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Leon will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Óscar Jiménez keeps Leon in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Leon
Jaine Barreiro 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.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Juan Pablo Domínguez 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.
Match5 Sep 2026
Cruz Azul take the points off Leon
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Juan Pablo Domínguez runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Market Alejo Antilef arrives at Leon as the heir apparent
- Market Talks stall between Leon and José David Ramírez
- Market Romeo Padrón placed on the list
- Market Sebastián Santos leaves on loan