The Veracruz Courier
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Richard Martinez
Successful dribbles: 34. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match29 Aug 2026
The wait goes on for Veracruz
6 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Market31 Aug 2026
Matías Lorenzo 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 Veracruz can pretend not to have heard.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Veracruz
Miguel Ángel Herrera 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Eyes on Francisco Pineda again
The phone has started ringing about Francisco Pineda again, and this time the name on the line is Pachuca. Veracruz are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Antonio Portales 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
The Guillermo Sanchez conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Monterrey will make the call about Guillermo Sanchez this week. Veracruz have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Veracruz training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Guillermo Sanchez 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Veracruz pick somebody else ahead of Romario Hernández
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
In brief
- Match Point won or two lost for Veracruz?
- Market Jorge Vega placed on the list