The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jorge Ramirez stands alone
9 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match12 Aug 2026
Universitario Popayan out of the cup
America de Cali ended it 1‑2. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Universitario Popayan
Javier Cordoba and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Juan Zapata 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Universitario Popayan
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Yerry Medina was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Hugo Cardona faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Hugo Cardona after 1‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- The dugout Luis Ramirez dropped after a run of poor form
- The dugout No place in the plan for Felipe Rodríguez
- Squad Rafael Castillo makes his debut at 18
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Manuel Giraldo