The Llaneros Herald
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Llaneros
Salomon Cordova 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 ratings3 Aug 2026
Oscar Soteldo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Rafael Ramirez signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Rafael Ramirez and Llaneros agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Llaneros training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Richard Rondon 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.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Cristian Soteldo takes the honours
Marked 7.41 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Llaneros had the best player on the pitch.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Salomon Cordova knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Salomon Cordova trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market3 Aug 2026
Nobody at Llaneros has picked up the phone to Rafael Ramirez
24 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Match1 Aug 2026
Point won or two lost for Llaneros?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Deportivo Lara? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
Market3 Aug 2026
Jesús Villarroel joins Llaneros on a free
No fee and no drama: Jesús Villarroel has signed at Llaneros, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.
In brief
- Market Llaneros shop where it costs nothing
- Market Jesús Alvarado joins Llaneros on a free
- Player ratings Luis Savarino ran the game