The Valledupar Post
Market3 Aug 2026
Valledupar may not be able to give Wilmar Ramirez what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Wilmar Ramirez wants continental football; whether Valledupar can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Valledupar
Fernando Rodriguez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
Johan Restrepo attracts admirers
The name of Johan Restrepo has come up in conversations Valledupar were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Valledupar
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daniel Lopez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Juan Carlos Escobar 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 Valledupar, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The stands have heard the Juan Carlos Escobar talk too
What was a back-page story is now a matter for the terraces, and the terraces do not do nuance. Valledupar would like it dealt with before it becomes the only question anybody asks.
In brief
- Squad The armband goes to Fernando Rodriguez
- Squad The training reports on Daniel Lopez are not good
- Market Another notebook out for Juan Carlos Escobar