The Estudiantes de Caracas Gazette
Match12 Aug 2026
The small margins put Estudiantes de Caracas out
Out, 0‑1 to Zamora, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 13 of the 39 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Market17 Aug 2026
Eyes on Darwin Gonzalez again
The phone has started ringing about Darwin Gonzalez again, and this time the name on the line is Córdoba. Estudiantes de Caracas are listening politely and promising nothing.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A chastening introduction for Juan Murillo — 5.49
It is a hard way to meet a crowd. Marked 5.49 on the day he was handed the shirt, and the important thing now is what the next one looks like.
Match15 Aug 2026
4 matches without a win for Estudiantes de Caracas
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Estudiantes de Caracas are no longer polite ones.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Christian Gómez 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 Estudiantes de Caracas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jair Andara 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Darwin Castillo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Darwin Castillo, and the manager let it.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Junior Machis stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Junior Machis and Estudiantes de Caracas agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Player ratings Darwin Castillo keeps on missing
- Match Estudiantes de Caracas and Mineros de Guayana cancel each other out
- Player ratings Richard Otero could not find anything