André Mendes

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9 Feb 2027
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Marked for André Mendes

27 Edition

The Universitario Popayan Gazette

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market1 Feb 2027

Manuel Moreno puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Universitario Popayan, and it is not being withdrawn.

Player ratings1 Feb 2027

Pablo Rios beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 21. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad1 Feb 2027

Daniel Castillo 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 Universitario Popayan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom1 Feb 2027

Wages eat 85% of everything Universitario Popayan earn

There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.

Match30 Jan 2027

Julian Restrepo rescues a point for Universitario Popayan

It needed Julian Restrepo to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Depor, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

Squad1 Feb 2027

A row about effort at Universitario Popayan

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jose Martinez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout1 Feb 2027

The manager’s verdict

“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Felipe Mina was not hiding it after 1‑1, and nobody in the Universitario Popayan dressing room was either.

Market1 Feb 2027

Carlos Perez is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Universitario Popayan has been clear about where Carlos Perez stands, which is more than many ever get.

The dugout1 Feb 2027

The plan did not have a place for Juan Felipe Quiñones

Nobody at Universitario Popayan is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.

In brief

Back issues
25 Edition

The Universitario Popayan Gazette

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad18 Jan 2027

Jose Gonzalez breaks a bone — 21 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 21 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Squad18 Jan 2027

A falling-out at Universitario Popayan

Jane Moreno and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad18 Jan 2027

A row about effort at Universitario Popayan

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Juan Felipe Quiñones was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

In brief

1 Edition

The Universitario Popayan Gazette

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad3 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Universitario Popayan

Richard Herrera 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.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jose Martinez 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.

Squad3 Aug 2026

No place for Jane Moreno in the new shape

He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Universitario Popayan are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.

The dugout3 Aug 2026

No hiding place for André Mendes

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to André Mendes, and the manager let it.

The dugout3 Aug 2026

Jose Martinez knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Universitario Popayan, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market3 Aug 2026

Talks stall between Universitario Popayan and Jane Moreno

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

In brief