The Veracruz Courier
Squad11 Sep 2028
Jorge Herrera 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.
Squad11 Sep 2028
Jesus Rodriguez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jesus Rodriguez commits to Veracruz for another 3 years.
Squad11 Sep 2028
Christian Lainez in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Veracruz this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match9 Sep 2028
Tigres take the points off Veracruz
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad11 Sep 2028
No hiding place for Erick Pineda
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Erick Pineda, and the manager let it.
Player ratings11 Sep 2028
Manuel Marquez in the eights
A performance of 8.12 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings11 Sep 2028
Nobody could get near Amaury Morales
Successful dribbles: 11. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings11 Sep 2028
A day to forget for Sebastián Venegas
Marked 5.51, and generously at that. Nothing came off, and by the end the crowd had stopped expecting it to.
Player ratings11 Sep 2028
Off the pace: Luis Arteaga
A mark of 5.60 tells the story without any need for embellishment. He will want the tape of this one quietly lost.
In brief
- Market Veracruz pick up Iker Banda for nothing
- Market Window shut, Fernando Monarrez still here
- Market Roberto Alvarez leaves for nothing