The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Match12 Aug 2026
The small margins put Universitario Popayan out
Out, 2‑7 to America de Cali, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Squad17 Aug 2026
André Moura keeps Universitario Popayan in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Universitario Popayan are taken apart by America de Cali — and the town wants answers
It finished 2-7. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A goal and an assist for Mateo Falcao — 7.71
Involvement in 2 goals, from a player who spent the ninety minutes doing the thing a manager actually wants: being where the ball was going to end up. 7.71 beside his name.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Victor Martinez 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.
Match12 Aug 2026
9 goals as Universitario Popayan and America de Cali go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 9 goals between Universitario Popayan and America de Cali, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Lucas Pereyra
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Universitario Popayan dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Alejandro Mina stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Alejandro Mina and Universitario Popayan agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Fabian Quintero
- Player ratings A day to forget for Lucas Pereyra