Daniel Arango

Central Defender - Llaneros
3 Jan 2027
Sunday
Process

Marked for Daniel Arango

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The Llaneros Herald

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

A European night to remember for Llaneros

0‑0 against Vasco da Gama, under lights, against people who do not speak the same language as the crowd. These are the evenings a club measures its decade in, and there are never as many of them as anybody expects.

Squad

Words at Llaneros training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gabriel Savarino 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.

Squad

Tempers go at Llaneros

Sergio Savarino 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.

Squad

No place for Junior Savarino on the big day

He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Llaneros pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Salomon Moreno

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Jesús Alvarado

Defensive actions: 14. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

In brief

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3 Edition

The Llaneros Herald

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Llaneros bow out of the cup

Caracas go through and Llaneros go home, 0‑1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Squad

Tempers go at Llaneros

Gabriel Savarino 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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Victor Rosales

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match

Gabriel Savarino the difference as Llaneros beat Portuguesa

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Gabriel Savarino. 1‑0 against Portuguesa, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Squad

Juan Arango out for 20 days

The medical room confirms 20 days on the sidelines for Juan Arango, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Player ratings

Nothing got past Daniel Arango

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 17 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Player ratings

The afternoon belonged to Gabriel Savarino

7.99, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. Llaneros had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.

Squad

Daniel Rosales 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.

Player ratings

Victor Rosales runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 14. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

In brief

2 Edition

The Llaneros Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Market

Llaneros turn down Levadiakos for Luis Casseres

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Junior Rondon

There were 6 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.

Market

Gabriel Savarino attracts admirers

The name of Gabriel Savarino has come up in conversations Llaneros were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Market

Diego Rondon asks to leave Llaneros

“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.

Squad

Victor Rosales signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Victor Rosales and Llaneros agree another 3 years.

Squad

Tempers go at Llaneros

Gabriel Savarino 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 terraces

The crowd has taken to Junior Rondon

At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Junior Rondon

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match

Llaneros see off Aragua

Three points for Llaneros, 1‑0 the final word against Aragua in a contest settled by the finer margins.

In brief

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The Llaneros Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Squad

Tempers go at Llaneros

Victor Otero 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.

Squad

Junior Savarino stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Junior Savarino and Llaneros agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Gabriel Savarino 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.

The terraces

Llaneros supporters have found a favourite in Gabriel Savarino

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Gabriel Savarino has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Match

Gabriel Savarino the difference as Llaneros beat Deportivo Lara

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Gabriel Savarino. 2‑0 against Deportivo Lara, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings

Victor Rosales runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Player ratings

Gabriel Savarino in the eights

A performance of 8.01 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad

Victor Rosales 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.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Daniel Arango

Defensive actions: 14. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

In brief