The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Squad18 Jan 2027
A fracture rules Miguel Lemos out for 111 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Universitario Popayan will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Freddy Ramirez 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 Universitario Popayan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
Manuel Rios 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.
Market18 Jan 2027
The Miguel Lemos talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Universitario Popayan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Freddy Ramirez wants to know why he earns less
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Universitario Popayan have no good answer.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
Daniel Arias 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.
In brief
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Freddy Ramirez
- Squad Cristian Cardona is out on the grass again