The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Rafael Martinez
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match12 Aug 2026
Universitario Popayan out of the cup
America de Cali ended it 0‑2. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Universitario Popayan
Alejandro Restrepo 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 dugout17 Aug 2026
Alejandro Restrepo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Sebastian Moreno 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.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Richard Bacca faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Richard Bacca after 0‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- The dugout Ivan Restrepo dropped after a run of poor form
- The dugout David Caicedo left out for tactical reasons at Universitario Popayan
- Squad Luis Lemos, 17, gets his chance
- Player ratings Jose Zapata beats them one at a time