The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Universitario Popayan
Richard Montero and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rodrygo Costa 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 dugout24 Aug 2026
Felipe Quintero 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.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Carlos Gonzalez 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 Carlos Gonzalez is on it.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Alejandro Palacios 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.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
David Vargas keeps his manager's vote
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: David Vargas plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
In brief
- Squad Questions about Andres Ramirez on the training pitch
- Squad Good reports on Gustavo Ramirez