The Atletico Venezuela Sentinel
Market4 Jan 2027
Junior Castillo asks to leave Atletico Venezuela
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Atletico Venezuela
Gabriel Otero was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad4 Jan 2027
A row about effort at Atletico Venezuela
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luis Ruíz was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Atletico Venezuela rebuffed over Kevin Pérez
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Aragua have kept their man, and Atletico Venezuela go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Oscar Casseres signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Oscar Casseres and Atletico Venezuela agree another 3 years.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Jesús Lobo is a square peg at Atletico Venezuela
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
The dugout4 Jan 2027
Alejandro Ferraresi knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Alejandro Ferraresi trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market4 Jan 2027
Atletico Venezuela borrow Jesús Lobo
A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Jesús Lobo arrives from Estudiantes de Merida with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.
Market4 Jan 2027
Atletico Venezuela bring in Edwin Vargas on loan
A season-long audition: Deportivo Tachira still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Atletico Venezuela's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.
In brief
- Market Edgar Segovia placed on the list
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Roberto Ojeda