The Leon Sentinel
Squad28 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Leon
Jordi Cortizo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Words at Leon training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Juan Pablo Domínguez is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market28 Sep 2026
Leon may not be able to give Daniel Arcila what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Daniel Arcila wants continental football; whether Leon can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad28 Sep 2026
8 new faces, and Leon are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Jordi Cortizo
Successful dribbles: 14. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Roberto Jimenez was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Leon dressing room was either.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Youssef Ortiz 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.
Match26 Sep 2026
Point won or two lost for Leon?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Pachuca? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
Looking ahead28 Sep 2026
A reunion for Sebastián Vegas
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Morelia in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
In brief
- The dugout No place in the plan for Jhohan Romaña
- The dugout Ismael Díaz unhappy with how he is being used
- Squad Youssef Ortiz has had enough of the bench