The Atletico Venezuela Sentinel
Market19 Oct 2026
Rafael Ramirez hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Atletico Venezuela can pretend not to have heard.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at Atletico Venezuela
Rafael Ramirez 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 dugout19 Oct 2026
David Osorio has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Atletico Venezuela will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Words at Atletico Venezuela training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Juan Osorio 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 dugout19 Oct 2026
The manager has not finished forgetting Jose Ramirez's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Market19 Oct 2026
Miguel Osorio linked with a move away
The name of Miguel Osorio keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Atletico Venezuela say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Diego Otero
- Squad Welcome back, Richard Rondon