The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Universitario Popayan
Richard Montero 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Miguel Medina 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.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Yerry Moreno
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Yerry Moreno, and the manager let it.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Yerry Moreno gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Yerry Moreno is on it.
Market31 Aug 2026
The shop window has Fabian Vargas in it
Universitario Popayan have let the market know Fabian Vargas can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Sergio Restrepo knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Universitario Popayan, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Pablo Muriel
- Squad Questions about Arthur Rangel on the training pitch
- Squad Freddy Giraldo is fit again