The Llaneros Herald
Squad6 Mar 2028
Salomon Gonzalez signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Salomon Gonzalez and Llaneros agree another 3 years.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Tempers go at Llaneros
Jose Savarino 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.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Leonel Valencia 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.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Home is on Maxim Bogdanets's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Llaneros are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Match4 Mar 2028
Llaneros see off Trujillanos
Three points for Llaneros, 2‑1 the final word against Trujillanos in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces6 Mar 2028
Llaneros supporters have found a favourite in José Antonio Montilla
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. José Antonio Montilla has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings6 Mar 2028
Cristian Murillo stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.92 on the card, and the Llaneros support went home talking about one name.
Player ratings6 Mar 2028
Nobody could get near Rafael Casseres
Successful dribbles: 12. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market6 Mar 2028
24 months and counting on Francisco Rosales
Still no offer on the table, and Francisco Rosales’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
In brief
- Market Miguel Machis leaves for nothing
- Market The shop window has William Wood in it
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Jose Savarino