The Atletico Venezuela Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Fernando Ferraresi beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 34. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Juan Romero signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Juan Romero and Atletico Venezuela agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Atletico Venezuela
Juan Romero and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Daniel Casseres
“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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Atletico Venezuela count the cost of losing Miguel Soteldo
15 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Atletico Venezuela training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Fernando Machis is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Juan Romero 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Sergio Rincon on the point
“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Sergio Rincon after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The form table has caught Junior Rondon
Somebody else has been better, the manager has said so with a team sheet, and there is no argument to be had. He will get the shirt back the only way it can be got back.
In brief
- Match No goals between Atletico Venezuela and Aragua
- Market Victor Casseres leaves for nothing
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Portuguesa