David Mina

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96 Edition

The Cortulua Post

29 May 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad29 May 2028

David Mina breaks a bone — 17 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 17 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

The dugout29 May 2028

Facundo Barboza: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Cortulua have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

The dugout29 May 2028

Fernando Cardona frozen out at Cortulua

This is not rotation. Fernando Cardona has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Cortulua is pretending otherwise.

Market29 May 2028

Sergio Cordoba has his eye on Europe

It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Cortulua can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.

Squad29 May 2028

Juan Arias signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Juan Arias commits to Cortulua for another 4 years.

Squad29 May 2028

Valentín Fenoglio 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.

Match27 May 2028

A bad afternoon for Cortulua against Junior

1‑3 to Junior, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad29 May 2028

Tempers go at Cortulua

Julian Castillo 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.

Player ratings29 May 2028

Nobody could get near Camilo Montero

Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief

Back issues
95 Edition

The Cortulua Post

22 May 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad22 May 2028

David Mina breaks a bone — 25 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 25 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market22 May 2028

Haiderson Hurtado asks to leave Cortulua

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market22 May 2028

Camilo Montero has his eye on Europe

It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Cortulua can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.

Squad22 May 2028

Words exchanged at Cortulua

Gustavo Ospina 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.

Squad22 May 2028

A row about effort at Cortulua

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Valentín Fenoglio was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Boardroom22 May 2028

Cortulua agree a free transfer for Joshef Zea

Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.

Match20 May 2028

Cortulua come up short against Once Caldas

Once Caldas left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

The dugout22 May 2028

No hiding place for Sebastián Ayala

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sebastián Ayala, and the manager let it.

The dugout22 May 2028

Alejandro Mina faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Alejandro Mina after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

In brief

94 Edition

The Cortulua Post

15 May 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market15 May 2028

James Aguirre puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Cortulua, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad15 May 2028

32 days out for David Mina after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Cortulua will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Match13 May 2028

Cortulua come up short against Deportivo Cali

Deportivo Cali left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad15 May 2028

A row about effort at Cortulua

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Haiderson Hurtado was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout15 May 2028

Miguel Santos 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.

Player ratings15 May 2028

Julian Mejia was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 16. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad15 May 2028

Tempers go at Cortulua

Denilson Mena 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.

The dugout15 May 2028

Alejandro Mina: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

Squad15 May 2028

Santiago Roa signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Santiago Roa and Cortulua agree another 2 years.

In brief

93 Edition

The Cortulua Post

8 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad8 May 2028

A one-man rearguard from Gustavo Ospina

There were 12 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad8 May 2028

41 days out for David Mina after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Cortulua will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Market8 May 2028

Miguel Castillo is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Cortulua is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

The dugout8 May 2028

Juan Camilo Quiñonez keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Cortulua may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad8 May 2028

Valentín Fenoglio 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.

Boardroom8 May 2028

Cortulua agree a free transfer for Simón Romero

Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.

Squad8 May 2028

Words exchanged at Cortulua

Julian Castillo 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.

Match6 May 2028

Cortulua get the job done against Santa Fe

A 2‑1 win over Santa Fe, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

The dugout8 May 2028

No hiding place for James Aguirre

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to James Aguirre, and the manager let it.

In brief