The Veracruz Courier
Market18 Jan 2027
Gerardo Lainez has said yes to Club America
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Veracruz have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Market18 Jan 2027
Pumas UNAM come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Veracruz did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market18 Jan 2027
Cesar Marquez 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 The request is on a desk at Veracruz, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Miguel Ángel Tapias due for a Veracruz medical
Everything agreed with Guadalajara, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad18 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Veracruz
Kevin Escamilla and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Door shut on Amar Memić
Veracruz asked and Viktoria Plzen said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match16 Jan 2027
Santos Laguna take the points off Veracruz
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Veracruz lose Jose Alvarez
45 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
Kevin Escamilla 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Oribe Montes was unplayable
- The dugout Hugo Lozano: “No excuses”
- Squad Francisco Vazquez falls out with a teammate over standards