The Llaneros Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Llaneros
A 1‑5 beating by Aragua was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Andres Cordova keeps Llaneros 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 terraces10 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 7 of the 34 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Victor Ferraresi stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Victor Ferraresi and Llaneros agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Pablo Ospina 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 Llaneros this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nobody could stop scoring
6 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Llaneros and Aragua in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Andres Cordova falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Juan Murillo
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Llaneros 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Off the pace: Miguel Machis
- Market The shop window has Julian Mina in it