The Valledupar Post
Squad1 Mar 2027
A one-man rearguard from Leonardo Lopez
There were 11 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.
Match24 Feb 2027
Valledupar bow out of the cup
Atletico Nacional go through and Valledupar go home, 1‑4 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
The terraces1 Mar 2027
Valledupar are taken apart by Atletico Nacional — and the town wants answers
It finished 1-4. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
Market1 Mar 2027
Gastón González 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 Valledupar can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings1 Mar 2027
A hand in 2 of them from Rafael Rios — 7.83
Marked 7.83. There is a kind of forward whose value only shows up when you count what he was involved in rather than what he finished, and this is the day that argument makes itself.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Valledupar
David Barrios 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.
Match27 Feb 2027
Universitario Popayan take the points off Valledupar
Beaten 2‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings1 Mar 2027
Nobody could get near Santiago Ramirez
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Victor Garcia 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Inquest at Valledupar
- Squad Victor Garcia is off the mark for Valledupar
- Player ratings Ivan Rios spends the afternoon fouling