The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
The scrutiny sharpens at Universitario Popayan
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Universitario Popayan is running low.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Julian Garcia 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.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Universitario Popayan
Mauricio Liñán 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.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
No hiding place for Mateo Vista
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mateo Vista, and the manager let it.
The terraces30 Aug 2027
Supporters make their feelings known about Oscar Cuadrado
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Universitario Popayan would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Harold Lascano 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 Harold Lascano trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Market The stand keeps filling up for Oscar Cuadrado
- Squad Freddy Vargas is fit again