The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Market25 Jan 2027
Rafael Rangel 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 Universitario Popayan can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Universitario Popayan
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. James Montero 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Bruno Vega
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Rafael Lopez joins the Universitario Popayan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Lopez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Universitario Popayan promote Jesus Cuadrado from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jesus Cuadrado has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market25 Jan 2027
Universitario Popayan promote Wilmar Rios from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Wilmar Rios has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Universitario Popayan
Matías Vanegas 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.
Loan watch25 Jan 2027
Camilo Herrera has seen enough of Deportes Quindio
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Universitario Popayan, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
In brief
- Match James Montero rescues a point for Universitario Popayan
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Carlos Cantillo
- Squad When it matters, David Sinisterra plays