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Edition
The Universitario Popayan Gazette
17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Match12 Aug 2026
Universitario Popayan out of the cup
America de Cali ended it 1‑3. 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
Ivan Gomez 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Manuel Diaz 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.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Eduardo Ibáñez
- Squad Miguel Caicedo stays put
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Diego Restrepo
- Market The shop window has Jose Giraldo in it