The Atletico Venezuela Sentinel
Match12 Aug 2026
Alejandro Martinez sends Atletico Venezuela through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Alejandro Martinez obliged against Deportivo Lara. 1‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Atletico Venezuela.
Market17 Aug 2026
Atletico Venezuela turn down Al-Qadisiyah for Daniel Osorio
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Alejandro Martinez, 17, plays like he has been here for years — 8.34
A mark of 8.34 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 17-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Atletico Venezuela
David Castillo 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
Diego Otero 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 terraces17 Aug 2026
Atletico Venezuela supporters have found a favourite in Alejandro Martinez
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 17-year-old it feels ownership of. Alejandro Martinez 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Diego Castillo signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Diego Castillo and Atletico Venezuela agree another 3 years.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Alejandro Arango
Successful dribbles: 14. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Miguel Navarro
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Miguel Navarro, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Match No goals between Atletico Venezuela and Carabobo
- The terraces The press have found their man in Victor Osorio
- The terraces The stand has a song for Alejandro Martinez