The Veracruz Courier
Squad14 Sep 2026
The knee: Jesus Araujo out for 31 days
31 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Veracruz lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Ricardo Díaz keeps Veracruz in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Valentín Viola, 35, rolls back the years — 8.05
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.05 at 35, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Market14 Sep 2026
Uriel Sanchez 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 The request is on a desk at Veracruz, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market14 Sep 2026
Veracruz say no — this time
The offer from Morelia for Alexis Guardado was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market14 Sep 2026
Alexis Guardado’s move to Puebla falls through
The deal that would have taken Alexis Guardado to Puebla has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Veracruz with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Veracruz
Ricardo Díaz and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match12 Sep 2026
Valentín Viola’s goal not enough for Veracruz
Valentín Viola scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Atlas, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Veracruz training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alonso Aceves 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.
In brief
- The dugout Romario Hernández gets it from the manager
- The dugout Guillermo Salcedo: “No excuses”
- Player ratings Roberto Lozano runs at them all day