The Cobresal Herald
Market28 Dec 2026
Gabriel Oliva hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Cobresal can pretend not to have heard.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Cobresal
Jorge Pinos 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 Dec 2026
Too much change too quickly at Cobresal
5 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Somebody is after Franco Frías’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Franco Frías suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Cobresal have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Aarón Astudillo asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market28 Dec 2026
Cobresal borrow Joaquín Alvear
A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Joaquín Alvear arrives from Union La Calera with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.
In brief
- Market Cobresal borrow Diego Corral
- Market Alejandro Santander placed on the list